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No 14: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Phil Strouth Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Strouth Philmon
Wise, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406393

No 14 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
Ownership history
  1. Kelly Energy Company Inc 1987 to 1987
  2. Ponderosa Coal Corp 1987 to 1988
  3. Phil Strouth Coal Company 1988 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 6 12,127
1987 9 3,461
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 14 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

1988 · 2 incidents

August 30, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Phil Strouth Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS BENT ROOF BOLTS & PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK

August 8, 1988 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Phil Strouth Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULL ROCK OFF BELT HIT ON KNEE BRUISED KNEE.