Mining Incidents

A B C Mine No 6: 12 reportable incidents Coal

Abc Mining Company Inc · Underground
White Oak, Campbell County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002901

MSHA record for A B C Mine No 6 (mine ID 4002901). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1988–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Ownership history
  1. Red Man Mining Company 1985 to 1988
  2. White Oak Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1988
  3. Abc Mining Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

A B C Mine No 6 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

12 on file

1991 · 5 incidents

July 22, 1991 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Abc Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PICKING UP PC OF BELT ONE FELL STUCK ON TOP OF HEAD

June 17, 1991 TN · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Abc Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS HAND UNDER THE SCOOP BUCKET AND MASHED IT.

June 11, 1991 TN · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Abc Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING OUT OF MINE ON A MINE BOBBY WHEN HE GOT UP HIS BACK STARTED BURNING.HE WALKED 5O FEET TO OFFICE AND GOT DOWN IN HIS BACK.

April 19, 1991 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Abc Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING STEEL OUT OF HOLE AND MASHED FINGER.

1990 · 3 incidents

October 4, 1990 TN · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Abc Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYER WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC IN THE SHOP WORK ON A SCOOP. WHEN HE CUT HIS HAND ON A PIECE OF TIN.

January 11, 1990 TN · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Abc Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF SETTING BELT HEAD MOVE POWER CENTER BY PUSHING IT WITH THERE FEET AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

1989 · 3 incidents

August 23, 1989 TN · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Abc Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS SHOVELING BELT LINE WITH A SHOVEL & STARTED HURTING IN LOWER BACK.

January 3, 1989 TN · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Abc Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROCK DUST IN BAGS FROM A UTILITY TRALIER INTO A SCOOP DIPPER TO BE TAKEN INSIDE MINE. WHILE LOADING BAGS THE MAN STRAINED HIS BACK.

1988 · 1 incident

October 11, 1988 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Abc Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS FINISHING BOLTING A PLACE & WAS IN PROCESS OF PUTTING SAFETY JACKS BACK ON ROOF BOLTER & TURNED AROUND WHILE IN A STRAIN & LEFT HIP