Mining Incidents

6C Mine Coal

St. Charles, Lee County, VA  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4406782

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2014
Latest incident
Jul 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
100
citations
18
significant & substantial
$12,118
proposed penalties
$10,524
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 175 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 275 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 285 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 1,605 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 1,408 2 0 1420.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2014 · 1 incident

July 15, 2014 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lone Mountain Processing LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located in the #1 entry at the #2 crosscut. The fall measured 20' by 20' and was 6' in thickness. The areas was previously supported with 4' fully grouted rods. The fall was in a common air course, and was not a travel way or an area where miners work. The fall was dangered and timbered off.

2011 · 1 incident

May 10, 2011 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Lone Mountain Processing LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee alleged that he suffered an injury on this date. He claims that he was using a weed trimmer and the string got caught in the conveyor belt and pulled him into the belt. He did not report any injury on this date nor on the next day when the contractor (Green Thumb, Contractor # VZT) terminated him. He sought medical treatment later that day and no injuries were found.

2001 · 1 incident

July 18, 2001 VA · Coal electrician, lineman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lone Mountain Processing LLC · Struck by falling object

HE WAS INSTALLING A BOARD OVER A LOOSE ROOF PLATE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE NOSE, RESULTING IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.

2000 · 2 incidents

July 11, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lone Mountain Processing LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND DURING A PRESHIFT EXAM THAT MEASURED APPROX. 70' X 20' X 3-4' THICK. IN THE #4 ENTRY, 150' INBY SPAD #54. 4' RESIN BOLTS WERE USED IN THIS AREA. THERE IS A COAL RIDER SEA M THAT RUNGS 12" TO 36" IN THIS AREA.