Southern Auger Inc · Struck by falling object
COAL AUGER STEEL. COME HOOKED LETTING STELL FALL ON HIS LEG.
No 4 Auger: 1 reportable incident Coal
No 4 Auger has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1994.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1994
- Latest incident
- Jul 1994
Ownership history
- Southern Auger Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 6,386 |
| 1997 | 3 | 29,925 |
| 1996 | 3 | 23,175 |
| 1995 | 2 | 25,352 |
| 1994 | 2 | 6,398 |
| 1993 | 4 | 28,896 |
| 1992 | 3 | 23,746 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 4 Auger sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.