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#1 Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Ronnie D Jackson
Valley Creek, Claiborne County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002941

MSHA record for #1 Surface (mine ID 4002941). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Sep 1988
Ownership history
  1. Twin Star Coal Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 Surface sits in Claiborne County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Claiborne County, Tennessee · Population 32,221
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,587
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

September 27, 1988 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Twin Star Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE UNLOADING A 55 GAL. DRUM OF WATER FROM THE BED OF A PICKUP TRUCK, THE EMPLOYEE PULLED THE DRUM OFF THE TAILGATE ONTO THE GROUND. AS THE DRUM HIT THE GROUND, IT FELL OVER STRIKING THE EMP LOYEE ON THE LOWER PART OF HIS LEG RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.