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#1 Strip: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Burke Dennis E
Nora, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406693

#1 Strip has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Apr 1994
Ownership history
  1. Triple B Mining Inc 1992 to 1992
  2. Three Forks Mining Inc 1992 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 11 50,249
1994 14 80,073
1993 14 71,236
1992 8 36,193
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 Strip sits in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% 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.
Dickenson County, Virginia · Population 13,920
9.8%
Mining share of county employment
$43,831
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1994 · 1 incident

April 8, 1994 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Three Forks Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

HAD BEEN USING A GRINDER. HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON AND STOPPED USING GRINDER, TAKEN GLASSES OFF AND MOVED HIS CAP AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN HIS RIGHT EYE.