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#1 Strip: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Barnette Dennis A
Wise, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406331

#1 Strip has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Feb 1989
Ownership history
  1. Kodiak Mining Company 1986 to present
  2. Pick & Shovel Inc 1987 to 1989
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)
1994 2
1993 7 18,361
1992 0
1991 10 55,160
1990 14 59,184
1989 16 113,425
1988 15 91,819
1987 10 60,480
1986 3 9,416
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

4 on file

1989 · 1 incident

February 18, 1989 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey MACHINERY
Pick & Shovel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A DOZER WAS PULLING THE FRONT END OF A DRILL DOWN. EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE FRONT END OF THE DRILL WHEN THE CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.

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1988 · 3 incidents

November 19, 1988 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pick & Shovel Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS OPERATING LOADER LADING HAULER WHEN ROCK FELL OFF HIGHWALL HIT ON B ACK OF LOADER BOUNCED THROUGH BACK WINDOW & S TRUCK EMPL IN HEAD.

September 12, 1988 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pick & Shovel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING BOXES OF BLASTING POWDER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

March 21, 1988 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Pick & Shovel Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BOLT FROM A DRILL WHEN THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE HE HIT HIS BACK AGAINST A PIECE OF METAL.