Orifice Coal
Rockridge Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Massey Energy Company
Lynco,
Wyoming County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4603807
MSHA record for Orifice (mine ID 4603807). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Ownership history
- Consolidation Coal Company 1950 to 1978
- Big Bear Mining Company Inc 1978 to 1988
- Genesis Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1989
- Rockridge Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Orifice 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 reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.