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.
Strip & Auger: 10 reportable incidents Coal
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
- Sigmon Coal Company Inc 1989 to 2012
- VIRGINIA FUEL CORPORATION 2013 to present
Strip & Auger sits in Lee County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
10 on file1994 · 1 incident
1993 · 1 incident
INJURED WAS MOVING BARREL OF OIL AND DROPPED IT ON LEFT HAND & THUMB REQUIRING 7 STITCHES IN LEFT THUMB.
1992 · 2 incidents
INJURED WAS LOOSING PINS FROM A DRAGLINE BOOM AND HIT PINS TOO HARD CAUSING BOOM TO COLLAPSE AND CAUGHT BOTH FEET AT ANKLES.
REFUELING LOADER SLIPPED AND FELL CONCUSSION
1991 · 2 incidents
JUMPED OFF FRONT END LOADER STRAINED BACK
INJURED WAS PUTTING A PIECE OF CHAIN ON A STUCK PIECE OF DRILL STEEL AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
1990 · 3 incidents
INJ WAS WORKING ON SPRAINGS OF SERVICE TRUCK & RAISED HEAD AGAINST BUMPER STRIKING HEAD REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
INJURED WAS SPOT WELDING WITHOUT WELDER'S HOOD AND BURNT EYES.
INJ LOADING MUFFLER IN TRUCK -IT SLIPPED CATCHING LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
1989 · 1 incident
INJURED WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER ON A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL A PIECE OF ROCK CAME OFF STEEL & STRUCK INJURED IN RT EYE