M A C Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OFF FALLEN TREE WHICH HAD BEEN PUSHED OVER BY DOZER. TOP OF TREE SPRANG BACK STRICKING EMPLOYEE LEFT ANKLE.
No 1 Strip: 1 reportable incident Coal
MSHA record for No 1 Strip (mine ID 4402491). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Dec 1983
Ownership history
- Habco Inc 1950 to 1978
- M A C Mining Inc 1978 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.