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No 6 Mine: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Bee, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406190

MSHA record for No 6 Mine (mine ID 4406190). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
Mar 1986
Ownership history
  1. South Hollow Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 6 Mine sits in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% 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.
Dickenson County, Virginia · Population 13,920
9.8%
Mining share of county employment
$43,831
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 7 incidents

October 15, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
South Hollow Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

BELTING TOP & PIECE OF ROCK HIT ON FINGER. THE FORE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.