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Clark Strip: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Fresa M R
Clarksburg, Harrison County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4604095

Clark Strip has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985–1991
Latest incident
Nov 1991
Ownership history
  1. Fresa Construction Company 1974 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)
1998 0
1997 0
1996 2
1995 0
1994 2
1993 5
1992 8 8,682
1991 11 33,880
1990 12 47,727
1989 13 56,077
1988 14 20,530
1987 17 43,798
1986 14 55,799
1985 18 46,149
1984 16 63,673
1983 12 31,676
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Clark Strip sits in Harrison County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.9% 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.
Harrison County, West Virginia · Population 65,407
2.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,326
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

1991 · 1 incident

November 27, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Fresa Construction Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS REMOVING TOW CABLE FROM A DISABLED TRUCK WHEN THE TRUCK DRIVER INADVERTANTLY OPENED TAILGATE CAUSING COAL TO SPILL ON INJURED'S LEGS. A BROKEN ANKLE RESULTED FROM THE INCIDENT.

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1986 · 2 incidents

March 31, 1986 WV · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fresa Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS PUTT3NG OIL IN ENGINE OF A D-9 DOZER. THEN HE STEPPED OFF PUSH ARM AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. TREATED AT EMERGENCY ROOM AND RELEASED.

1985 · 1 incident

July 9, 1985 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fresa Construction Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

I.NAME S ENDLOADER OVER-HEATED AND HE THEN REMOCVED THE RADIATOR CAP BEFORE TH E MACHINE COOLED DOWN. HOT STEAM AND WATER ERRUPTED FROM THE RAADIATOR CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON THE RIGHT SID E OF HIS FACE BOTH ARMS AND THE R SIDE OF HIS BACK. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED AND UNABLE TO WORK FOR AN UNDERTIMINED TIME STILL IN THE HOSPITAL