Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
PULLING ON 6" WATAER LINE [DISCHARGE] MOVING WATER LINE BACK UP HILL OUT OF THE WAY SO THAT DRILL COULD DRILL ON SHOT SLIPPED ON A ROCK & FELL ON MY ATM.
Guest River #14 Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Guest River #14 Strip has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1995.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1995
- Latest incident
- Nov 1995
Ownership history
- Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc 1995 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10 | 24,115 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Guest River #14 Strip sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.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
2 on file1995 · 2 incidents
August 21, 1995
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · Struck by flying object
INJURED WAS INSTALLING TRACK PIN ON TRACK ON EXCAVATOR BY USING A HAMMER HE HAD HIT PIN SEVERAL TIMES WITH HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF OF PIN AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE ABOVE WAIST LINE PENETRATING THE SKIN.