Mining Incidents

#1 Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Derby Surface Inc · Surface
Controlled by Fraley Jerry L
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405867

MSHA record for #1 Strip (mine ID 4405867). 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
1984
Latest incident
Dec 1984
Ownership history
  1. Derby Surface Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#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

2 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

December 5, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Derby Surface Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON EQUIPMENT RATCHET SLIPPED & INJURED LEFT THUMB

August 22, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Derby Surface Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS REMOVING BOLT FROM BRAKE SHOE CARRIER WHEN THE CARRIER FELL & MASHED THUMB.