Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
Countries
Peru Chile Colombia Brazil Mexico Argentina Ecuador Dominican Republic Guyana Honduras Panama Guatemala Bolivia Nicaragua
Country notes
Venezuela · Suriname · Cuba · Haiti · El Salvador · Costa Rica · Uruguay · Paraguay
English Español
← Back to search

#2: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Roger E West
Oliver Springs, Anderson County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003020

#2 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1990.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at #2.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Mar 1991
Ownership history
  1. Stoney Ridge Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1991 30 24,284
1990 12 15,730
1989 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#2 sits in Anderson County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Anderson County, Tennessee · Population 78,175
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$63,171
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

March 21, 1991 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Stoney Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF SLATE 20" WIDE 36" LONG 1" TO 3" THICK, FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT HIP. BRUISED RIGHT HIP.

February 1, 1991 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Stoney Ridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS DRILLING WITH 18" DRILL STEEL IN SAND ROCK TOP HAD LEFT HAND ON STEEL. STEEL BROKE WHERE IT COUPLED CATCHING LEFT HAND AGAINST TOP. HAD TO HAVE LITTLE FINGER AMPUTATED AT HOSPITAL.

1990 · 1 incident

December 18, 1990 TN · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Stoney Ridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVING SCOOP GOTRIGHT ARM STUCK BETWEEM TOP AND SCOOP