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No 6 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by USG Corporation
Washington County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4401927

MSHA record for No 6 Mine (mine ID 4401927). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1985–1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
Ownership history
  1. United States Gypsum Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 6 Mine sits in Washington County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Washington County, Virginia · Population 53,913
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$62,774
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1989 · 1 incident

March 21, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Gypsum Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE HEADACHE BALL ATTACHED TO THE WIRE ROPE OF A SURFACE CRANE,BECAME LODGED ON THE BROW OF A LEVEL STATION.WHEN THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN THE BALL,THE BALL SNAPPED FREE AND STRUCK THE PRY BAR HE WAS USOING.THE PRY BAR IN TURN STRUCKTHE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE JAW.

1985 · 1 incident

July 29, 1985 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Gypsum Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNSCREWING PIPE-6"- WITH PIPE WRENCH STRAINED DI%'**%'%*' SIDE.