Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
English Español
← Back to search

No 6 Surface: 2 reportable incidents Coal

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

MSHA record for No 6 Surface (mine ID 4603403). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at No 6 Surface.

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.

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