L & M Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL.
Oasis Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Rockridge Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Massey Energy Company
Lynco,
Wyoming County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4602758
MSHA record for Oasis Mine (mine ID 4602758). 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
- 1989
- Latest incident
- Mar 1989
Ownership history
- Consolidation Coal Company 1950 to 1978
- Big Bear Mining Company Inc 1979 to 1987
- Favor Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1989
- L & M Coal Corp 1989 to 1989
- Rockridge Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Oasis Mine sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1989 · 2 incidents
L & M Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 4' X 20' X 30' IN NO.3 ENTRY OUTBY FACE AREA.