Laurel Fork Mining Company · Struck against stationary object
GETTING BOLT SUPPLIES OUT OF SCOOP HIT LEFT KNEE ON SCOOP. BRUISED KNEE.
#6: 9 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for #6 (mine ID 4002976). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1988–1990
- Latest incident
- Jan 1990
Ownership history
- Laurel Fork Mining Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#6 sits in Morgan County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.Morgan County, Tennessee · Population 21,193
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$57,408
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file1990 · 1 incident
1989 · 2 incidents
Laurel Fork Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 40'L X 15'W X 8"H #3 ENTRY BEHIND #2 BELT.
Laurel Fork Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL FOUND IN #2 ENTRY 7 BREAKS IN BY #2 BELT HEAD SZ OF R OCK FALL WA> 40 FT L 15 FT W AND 6 FT H.
1988 · 6 incidents
Laurel Fork Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN #2 MAIN ENTRY, APPROX. 1500 FEET UNDERGROUND AT 5:30 A.M. BY MINE FOREMAN ON PRE-MINE INSPECTION. THE SIZE OF THE ROCK FALL WAS 6 FEET HIGH, 20 FEET LONG AND 12 FEE T WIDE.
Laurel Fork Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #3 BELT ENTRY. THE FALL WAS IN THE INTERSECTION. THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS APPROX. 5 TO 6 FEET THICK, 35' LONG AND 35' WIDE. IT DID NOT FALL ON ANY EQUIPMENT OR ON THE BELT LINE.
Laurel Fork Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries
A SECTION OF ROCK 140 FT LONG 20 FEET WIDE AND HEIGHT UNKNOWN FELL AT #4 HEADING OF 1ST ROOMS ON RIGHT HAND SIDE OF MAINS.
September 23, 1988
TN · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Laurel Fork Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CUTTING MACHINE OPER DROPPED HIS CABLE AND THE OPER PULLED HIS MACHINE ONTO THE INJ.(ROOF BOLTERS)LEGS. THE OPER BACKED THE MACHINE OFF HIS LEGS.
Laurel Fork Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries
A SECTION OF ROCK 4 TO 6 FEET HIGH, 40 FEET LONG AND APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET WIDE FELL IN THE MAIN RETURN, #4 HEADING.
August 30, 1988
TN · Coal
cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Fork Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMP WAS CHANGING BITS ON CUTTER SHAIN AND WHEN HE PULLED UP HARD ON THE BIT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BIT HE SPRAINED HIS HIP ON RIGHT SIDE.