Mining Incidents

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

Oasis Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
Ownership history
  1. Consolidation Coal Company 1950 to 1978
  2. Big Bear Mining Company Inc 1979 to 1987
  3. Favor Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1989
  4. L & M Coal Corp 1989 to 1989
  5. Rockridge Coal Company Inc 1989 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)
1990 0
1989 8 9,959
1988 10 33,034
1987 9 1,091
1986 0
1985 0
1984 0
1983 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Oasis Mine sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
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 file

1989 · 2 incidents