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Buffalo Mountain: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Petros, Anderson County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003088

MSHA record for Buffalo Mountain (mine ID 4003088). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Dec 1996
Ownership history
  1. Tennessee Mining Inc 1995 to 1995
  2. Addington Enterprises Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Buffalo Mountain 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

1996 · 3 incidents

December 10, 1996 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Addington Enterprises Inc · Struck against a moving object

THIS EE WAS TERMINATED FROM EE. HE MADE IT CLEAR THROUGH HIS WORDS AND ACTIONS THAT HE WAS ANGRY. HE LEFT THE HILL AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND STRUCK A COAL TRUCK ENTERING THE MINE SITE. THE W RECK CAUSED A CUT ON HIS FOREHEAD.

July 15, 1996 TN · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Enterprises Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS GETTING WATER INTAKE HOSE FROM TRUCK. WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL TEARING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACKRAINY & SLIPPERY WAS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

April 15, 1996 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addington Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING ELECTRICAL CABLE ON HIGHWALL MINER CAR, WHEN HE PINCHED HIS HAND. THIS RESULTED IS A CUT WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.