Iroquois Coal Corp · Fall from machine
TRUCK DRIVER WAS DESCENDING A GRADE OF ABOUT 7% ON THE COAL HAULAGE ROAD WHEN THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND PASSENGER JUMPED FROM THE OUT OF CONTROL TRUCK WHICH RESULTED IN A FATAL.
Greenbrier Strip: 1 recorded fatality Coal
Greenbrier Strip has had 1 fatality among 2 reportable incidents since 1991.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1991
- Latest incident
- Oct 1991
Ownership history
- Gould Mines Inc 1950 to 1983
- Rader Run Coal Corp 1983 to 1987
- Coal Corp Of America Inc 1987 to 1990
- Low Ash Inc 1990 to 1991
- Iroquois Coal Corp 1991 to 1992
- Rocky Branch Coal Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10 | 8,914 |
| 1983 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Greenbrier Strip sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
1 on file (excluding fatalities above)1991 · 1 incident
October 17, 1991
WV · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Iroquois Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LUBEMANM WENT TO PARTS TRAILER FOR HOSE WHEN HE PULLED HIS HAND BACK HE CAUGHT IT ON A PIECE OF METALL & CUT HIS HAND