Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CUTTING TIMBER LIMB OF CUT TREE STTRUCK INDIVIDUAL.
Strip No 5: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Strip No 5 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Aug 1983
Ownership history
- Sycamore Company Inc 1978 to 1979
- Clinchfield Coal Company 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 20 | 84,499 |
| 1984 | 28 | 97,086 |
| 1983 | 28 | 117,463 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Strip No 5 sits in Russell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.5% 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.Russell County, Virginia · Population 25,635
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$49,020
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1983 · 2 incidents
July 11, 1983
VA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
OPERATOR WAS DUMPING ROCKS WHEN ROCKS SLID BACK JERKING BED ON HAULER THROWING OPERATOR INTO TOP OF CAB