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Strip #8: 1 reportable incident Coal

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

Strip #8 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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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.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1986 17 1,598
1985 25 121,239
1984 16 87,358
1983 6 5,148
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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.