Kodiak Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER IN A SLIDING DOOR.
No 4 Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal
No 4 Strip has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1989
- Latest incident
- Apr 1989
Ownership history
- Kodiak Mining Company 1988 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6 | 26,988 |
| 1989 | 11 | 74,927 |
| 1988 | 7 | 60,748 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 4 Strip 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1989 · 2 incidents
February 21, 1989
VA · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Kodiak Mining Company · Struck by falling object
EMPL LOADING SHOOT WHEN ROCK FELL FROM HIGHWALL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK.