Virginia Iron Coal & Coke Company · Struck by flying object
AN EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING A ROCK AT A METAL BUILDING THE ROCK OVERSHOT THE BUILDING AND STRUCK ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN THE FOREHEAD THE INJURED EMPLOYEE NEEDED STITCHES
Nora Preparation Plant: 1 reportable incident Coal
Virginia Iron Coal & Coke Company
· Facility
Controlled by
El Paso Energy Corp
MSHA Mine ID: 4401462
Nora Preparation Plant has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Apr 1983
Ownership history
- Virginia Iron Coal & Coke Company 1950 to 1979
- Virginia Iron Coal & Coke Company 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1984 | 38 |
| 1983 | 40 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Nora Preparation Plant 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.