General Trucking Corp · Struck by falling object
SHIFT WAS OVER 4HEN EMPLOYEE WALKED PAST THE HIGHWALL AND A ROCK ARPPOX 4 TO 5 POUND FELL OFF THE WALL AND HIT HIS RIGHT ARM.
No 1 Strip: 4 reportable incidents Coal
General Trucking Corp
· Surface
Controlled by
Browning Denver
Stonega,
Wise County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4400289
MSHA record for No 1 Strip (mine ID 4400289). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1985–1987
- Latest incident
- Nov 1987
Ownership history
- Stamack Mining Company Limited 1950 to 1972
- General Trucking Corp 1972 to 1985
- General Trucking Corp 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 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
4 on file1987 · 1 incident
1986 · 1 incident
February 3, 1986
VA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
General Trucking Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS WAL5ING AROUND HAULER STEPPED IN A DRILL HOLE THAT WAS COVERED WITH WATER IT WAS RAINING AND HEAVY FOG WAS PRESENT
1985 · 2 incidents
November 7, 1985
VA · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
General Trucking Corp · Fall from machine
INJURED WAS STE1PING FROM 44-C TEREX LOADER ONTO FUEL TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL BETWEEN LOADER AND FUEL TRUCK.
General Trucking Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE FELL W2ILE WALKING DOWN BANK FROM OIL TANK. HE WAS FILLING OIL CAN AND FELL.