Phil Strouth Coal Company · Rubbed or abraded
INJURED KNEE 3
Mine No 11: 9 reportable incidents Coal
Mine No 11 has had no fatalities among 9 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1985–1987
- Latest incident
- Apr 1987
Ownership history
- Phil Strouth Coal Company 1984 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 16 | 33,155 |
| 1986 | 15 | 48,265 |
| 1985 | 10 | 33,735 |
| 1984 | 3 | 54 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mine No 11 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
9 on file1987 · 3 incidents
February 25, 1987
VA · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Phil Strouth Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE BOLTING T2P,INJURED BACK WHEN BENDING ROOF BOLT.
January 2, 1987
VA · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Phil Strouth Coal Company · Fall from machine
WHILE SPREADING3GRAVEL ON HAULWAY LEADING TO MINE, PUT HIGHLIFT INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP THE HILL, ENGINE STALLED LOSING ALL POWER AND CONTROL JUMPED OUTFRACTURED RIGHT LEG.
1986 · 3 incidents
Phil Strouth Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
JACK SLIPPED & 7AUGHT LEFT HAND AGINST TIMBER.
June 24, 1986
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Phil Strouth Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
WHILE UNLOADING3BLOCKS BUMPED FINGER AND BROKE FINGER.
Phil Strouth Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
CRAWLING ALONG 6ELT LINE BRUISED RIGHT KNEE.
1985 · 3 incidents
September 24, 1985
VA · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Phil Strouth Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE SETTING J5CK. JACK TURNED OUT CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER INJURY FINGER.
Phil Strouth Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING AND HAD PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE.
Phil Strouth Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
SURFACE CRICKS 2 CRACKS RUNNING IN SAME DIRECTION ROOF FALL BETWEEN CRACKS