Mining Incidents

Strip & Auger: 10 reportable incidents Coal

Keokee, Lee County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406548

MSHA record for Strip & Auger (mine ID 4406548). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1989–1994
Latest incident
Oct 1994
Ownership history
  1. Sigmon Coal Company Inc 1989 to 2012
  2. VIRGINIA FUEL CORPORATION 2013 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Strip & Auger sits in Lee County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Lee County, Virginia · Population 22,042
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$42,269
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1994 · 1 incident

October 21, 1994 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sigmon Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS DRIVINGA PIN IN A CAT PAD ON A DOZER. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL SHEARED OFF OF THE PIN, THE SMALL PEACE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN HT ELEFT KNEE. THE METAL EMBEDDED IN HIS KNEE.

1993 · 1 incident

October 14, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sigmon Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS MOVING BARREL OF OIL AND DROPPED IT ON LEFT HAND & THUMB REQUIRING 7 STITCHES IN LEFT THUMB.

1992 · 2 incidents

November 23, 1992 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sigmon Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS LOOSING PINS FROM A DRAGLINE BOOM AND HIT PINS TOO HARD CAUSING BOOM TO COLLAPSE AND CAUGHT BOTH FEET AT ANKLES.

1991 · 2 incidents

May 28, 1991 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sigmon Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS PUTTING A PIECE OF CHAIN ON A STUCK PIECE OF DRILL STEEL AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

1990 · 3 incidents

December 26, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sigmon Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJ WAS WORKING ON SPRAINGS OF SERVICE TRUCK & RAISED HEAD AGAINST BUMPER STRIKING HEAD REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.

1989 · 1 incident

November 29, 1989 VA · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sigmon Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER ON A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL A PIECE OF ROCK CAME OFF STEEL & STRUCK INJURED IN RT EYE