Mining Incidents

No 2 Strip: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Little Six Corp · Surface
Clintwood, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405496

MSHA record for No 2 Strip (mine ID 4405496). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Sep 1985
Ownership history
  1. Little Six Corp 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 2 Strip sits in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% 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.
Dickenson County, Virginia · Population 13,920
9.8%
Mining share of county employment
$43,831
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1985 · 1 incident

September 27, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Six Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON REAR OF DRILL. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED ON 9-27-85 WAS NOT OFF UNTILL 10-3-85 AND 10-4-85, RETURNED TO WORK ON 10-7 10-7-85. LAST DAY WORKED WAS 10-14-85.

1983 · 3 incidents

October 24, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Six Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A BULLDOZER AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

September 26, 1983 VA · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Six Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE CUT HIS HAND ON A RUSTY NAIL WHILE HE WAS MOWING WEEDS FROM AROUNG THE CAP HOUSES.

August 23, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Little Six Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING A SHOT BEING PUT OFF WHEN FLY ROCK FROM THE SHOT STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT JAW EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND HAD IT STITCHED AND CAME BACK TO WORK IMMEDIATELY