Mining Incidents

#52 Coal

Watts Mining Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Watts Edward
Whitwell, Marion County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003005

MSHA record for #52 (mine ID 4003005). 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
1989
Latest incident
Sep 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

September 12, 1989 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Watts Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF FALL OCCURED APPROX. 120 FEET OUTBY THE FACE OF THE NO.4 WORKING PLACE, ORIGNATEING IN AN INTERSECTION. CONTRIBUTING PACBORS WERE AN UNDETECTED HORSE BACK EXTENDING RIB APPROX. 20 FEE T LONG AND APPROX. 20 FEET WIDE, MEZIMUM THICKNESS APPROX 54 INCHES.

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