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No 6 Surface: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Lawson W Hamilton Jr
Kingston, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4603403

No 6 Surface has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Aug 1983
Ownership history
  1. Pratt Mining Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1983 25 17,931
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 6 Surface sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
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

1983 · 2 incidents

August 8, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pratt Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON UNEVEN GROUND WHEN HE TURNED HIS ANKLE RESULTING IN A SPRIN

June 20, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pratt Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MECHANICAL WORK ON A DOZER WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING BROKE CAUSING HIS ELBOW TO STRIKE DOZER SPROCKET