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Strip #8: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Sidusco Inc
Trout, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606681

MSHA record for Strip #8 (mine ID 4606681). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Mar 1984
Ownership history
  1. Rattle Snake Run Inc 1983 to 1984
  2. Leckie Smokeless Coal Company 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Strip #8 sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

March 10, 1984 WV · Coal FIRE
Rattle Snake Run Inc · Accident type, without injuries

EMPLOYEE HEARD AN UNUSUAL POPPING NOISE AT REAR OF MACHINE THEN A FIRE IGNITED AT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT APPEARS THAT FAULTY HYDRAULIC LINE IGNITED THE FIRE ON A HOT TURBO. REAR OF MACHINE THEN A FIRE IGNITED AT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT APPEARS THAT FAULTY HYDRAULIC LINE IGNITED THE FIRE ON A HOT TURBO.