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#1 Strip: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Hawkins J C
Pound, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404072

#1 Strip has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987–1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
Ownership history
  1. H & G Mining Company 1975 to 1989
  2. H & G Mining 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)
1995 0
1994 2 2,654
1993 4 6,356
1992 7 10,007
1991 8 22,271
1990 11 38,676
1989 14 60,189
1988 16 81,515
1987 17 64,122
1986 17 92,594
1985 17 65,417
1984 18 99,541
1983 17 69,319
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 Strip sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1990 · 1 incident

April 13, 1990 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H & G Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

FOOT SLIPPED FROM RUNNING BOARD OF WATER TRUCK & FELL IN ROAD I;NJURED BACK & LEFT SIDE.

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1988 · 1 incident

1987 · 1 incident

January 17, 1987 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
H & G Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE HADBEEN FIRED AND WAS BEING TRANSPORTED TO HIS VEHICLE BY THE FOREMAN WHILE THE TRUCK WAS MOVING EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND IMPLIED HIS BACK WAS HURT.