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No 1 Strip: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Jerry W Wharton
Wise, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405363

No 1 Strip has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Jun 1985
Ownership history
  1. Moose Coal Company Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1987 28 83,416
1986 0
1985 27 185,698
1984 32 217,931
1983 25 149,285
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 Strip sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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

3 on file

1985 · 1 incident

June 14, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Moose Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MECHANIC STRUCK THE RIPPER TOOTH (CAT.3G6503) WITH THE 5# HAMMER (ESTWING). A PIECE OF METAL FRAGMENT FROM THE RIPPER TOOTH ENTER ABOVE THE LEFT EYE. NO SAFETY GOGGLES WERE BEING WORN ALTH OUGH THEY WERE AVAILABLE.

1983 · 2 incidents

February 7, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Moose Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS BOOSTING EQUIPMENT BATTERY WHEN BATTERY EXPLODED IN FACE