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#7: 1 reportable incident Coal

U S Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by William M Bale
Lafollette, Campbell County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003006

#7 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Ownership history
  1. Cheyenne Coal Company 1989 to 1989
  2. K & M Mining Inc 1989 to 1990
  3. Rough Hill Coal Company 1990 to 1990
  4. Big Four Mining Inc 1990 to 1992
  5. Michigan Energy Inc 1992 to 1992
  6. U S Coal Inc 1992 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)
1994 0
1993 0
1992 2 257
1989 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#7 sits in Campbell County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
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

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

August 28, 1989 TN · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
Cheyenne Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

MOVING 220V 1 1/2 ELECTRIC PUMP THAT WAS NOT GROUNDED. A PERSON MOVING THE PUMP WAS WET.