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No 1 Strip: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Turner Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Turner Fran E
Norton, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405578

No 1 Strip has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Aug 1984
Ownership history
  1. Turner Mining Inc 1981 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)
1988 0
1987 0
1985 0
1984 8 19,638
1983 3 5,838
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

5 on file

1984 · 4 incidents

August 6, 1984 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Turner Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

ROCK FELL OFF HAULER IN ROAD FRONT TIRE HIT THE ROCK JERKED STEERING WHEEL AND SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST.

July 3, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Turner Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

WIND BLOWING DUST AROUND DOZER.

June 26, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Turner Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS CUTTING WITH TORCH AND HOT SLAG GOT ON CLOTHES

May 24, 1984 VA · Coal mechanic helper MACHINERY
Turner Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

TAPPING AND DRILLING OUT BROKEN BOLTS PIECE OF STEEL GOT IN EYE STEEL WAS REMOVED BY DR IN SURGERY DOING OK NOW

1983 · 1 incident

September 6, 1983 VA · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Turner Mining Inc · Fall from machine

STEPPED OUT OF TRAILER SLIPPED ON TAIL GATE OF TRUCK AND BRUISED RIBS ON LEFT SIDE AND SPRAINED LEFT WRIST.