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#1 Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal

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

#1 Strip has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.

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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.
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)
1985 5 2,556
1984 20 151,073
1983 18 139,282
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

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.