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Bufords: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Crandell Stone · Surface
Controlled by Farmer John G Jr
Giles County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002516

MSHA record for Bufords (mine ID 4002516). 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
1984
Latest incident
Jul 1984
Ownership history
  1. Crandell Stone 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bufords sits in Giles 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.
Giles County, Tennessee · Population 30,442
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$61,476
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

1984 · 1 incident

July 25, 1984 TN · Metal/Non-Metal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Crandell Stone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS CROSSING R R TRACKS BETWEEN CARS FOOT SLIPPED ON RAIL WHEEL OF R R CAR RAN OVER HEEL OF LEFT FOOT.NO BROKEN BONES BUT FLESH WAS CRUSHED ON HEEL.