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No 1 Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Rocky Coal Company · Surface
Controlled by Amvest Corporation
Wise, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405839

No 1 Strip has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
May 1985
Ownership history
  1. Rocky Coal Company 1982 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 2 868
1987 3 1,671
1986 27 141,733
1985 23 168,262
1984 24 128,461
1983 23 137,716
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

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

May 6, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Rocky Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CR5WLING AROUND WHILE WORKING UNDERNEATH A DOZER.

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1984 · 1 incident

August 31, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rocky Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING CUTTING EDGES ON AT WORK. LATER THAT EVENING HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.