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#3 Strip: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Southwest Coal Company Inc · Surface
Controlled by Bolling John W
Clintwood, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406418

#3 Strip has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Sep 1990
Ownership history
  1. Little S Coal Corp 1987 to 1991
  2. Southwest Coal Company Inc 1991 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)
1993 7 790
1992 13 34,880
1991 13 37,389
1990 16 32,222
1989 16 42,629
1988 17 52,952
1987 9 5,400
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#3 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

3 on file

1990 · 1 incident

September 3, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little S Coal Corp · Fall from machine

STEPPED UP ON THE TOE HOLD OF THE BUS BUMPER TO TAKE OUT THE STARTER AND HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED.

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1989 · 2 incidents

November 10, 1989 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little S Coal Corp · Fall from machine

SLIPPED AND FELL FROM 450 CASE LOADER BRUISED RIGHT THORAX X-RAYS SHOWED NEGATIVE.

January 10, 1989 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little S Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS BENT DOWN BETWEEN THE DOZER AND THE BLADE ON THE DOZER LIFTING ON THE STABILIZER SO OTHERS COULD BLOCK IT IN POSITION TO BE WELDED.