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Tazewell: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Reiss Viking Division · Facility
Controlled by Koch Industries Inc
Tazewell County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405607

Tazewell has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987
Ownership history
  1. Reiss Viking Division 1981 to 1986
  2. Reiss Viking Division 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1993 9
1992 11
1991 11
1990 13
1989 15
1988 16
1987 33
1986 16
1985 14
1984 14
1983 22
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Tazewell sits in Tazewell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
Tazewell County, Virginia · Population 39,933
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$45,788
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1987 · 1 incident

December 30, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reiss Viking Division · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE 55 GAL3DRUM HAD ABOUT 15 FALLEN OF BILL IN IT HE WANTED TO POUR OIL IN OIL CAN HE DID NOT USE FORKLIFT ON ASK OTHER EMPLOYEE ON SHIFT FOR HELP.

1983 · 1 incident