Black Face Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INSTALLING PLASTIC PIPE TO PUMP WATER.
#1: 8 reportable incidents Coal
#1 has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Nov 1987
Ownership history
- C & F Corp 1979 to 1983
- Black Face Inc 1983 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 12 | 10,638 |
| 1987 | 42 | 115,847 |
| 1986 | 37 | 46,692 |
| 1985 | 44 | 72,783 |
| 1984 | 21 | 41,929 |
| 1983 | 7 | 17,972 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
#1 sits in Campbell County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.Campbell County, Tennessee · Population 39,568
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$50,260
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1987 · 8 incidents
Black Face Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MOVING MINER SOLONOID STUCK ON HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.LETTING BOOM OF MINER PIN HIM AGAINST RIB.
November 10, 1987
TN · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Face Inc · Struck against stationary object
INJ RIGHT PALM WITH BELTDRIVE ROLLER SHAFT.HAND CUT BY KEYWAY PART OF SHAFT.
Black Face Inc · Struck against stationary object
DRIVING SCOOP HIT KNEE INTO ROOF.LEFT KNEE.
Black Face Inc · Struck against a moving object
OPERATING SCOOP.RAN OVER ROCK THREW HIM INTO SCOOP.
Black Face Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SCOOP GOT TOO CLOSE TO RIB AND CAUGHT HEAD AND BENT HEAD BACKWARDS.
Black Face Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJ RIGHT HAND CLEANING ROADWAY.HAD HAND ON TOP OF SCOOP FENDER ON RAN TIP ON SOME ROCK PUTTING HAND AGAINST ROOF OF MINE.
Black Face Inc · Struck against stationary object
RIDING SCOOP HIT KNEE AGAINST TOP.