Mining Incidents

E T R No 4: 2 recorded fatalities Coal

Talkington Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Talkington Harry W Sr
Spring City, Rhea County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002768

MSHA record for E T R No 4 (mine ID 4002768). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Feb 1988
Ownership history
  1. E T R Mining Company Inc 1982 to 1983
  2. Talkington Mining Corp 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

E T R No 4 sits in Rhea County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Rhea County, Tennessee · Population 33,299
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,133
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

2 recorded
February 2, 1984 TN · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Talkington Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCOOP OPERATOR SHIFTED MACHINE WHILE IN HIGHER TOP, UNDER LOW TOP, WHICH CAUGHT OPERATOR CRUSHING RIB CAGE

April 15, 1983 TN · Coal master electrician Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Talkington Mining Corp · Contact with electrical current

HIGH VOLTAGE ,SELF CONTAINED SUBSTATION WAS NOT DEENERGIZED WHILE ELECTRICTIAN WAS TESTING OR TROUBLE-SHOOTING THE 120 VOLT A.C.CONTROL CIRCUIT,IN A LOCATION WHERE ENERGIZED HIGH VOLTAGE COMP ONENTS WERE EXPOSED.

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1988 · 1 incident

February 18, 1988 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Talkington Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING A BOX OF DUMMIES (STEMMING) FROM 3-WHEELER, STRAINED LOWER BACK.

1986 · 2 incidents

May 7, 1986 TN · Coal driller operator POWERED HAULAGE
Talkington Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVING DEENERGI1ED HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE WITH PERSONNEL CARRIER MINER CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CABLE AND FRAME OF MACHINE.

January 23, 1986 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Talkington Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

BOLTER OPERATOR3WAS SCALING DRAW SLATE WITH ROCK BAR PIECE BROKE OVER HEAD STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK INJ WSAS TRANSPORTED TO H OPPITAL X RAYED EXAMINED AND KEPT IN HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION FOR BRUISED BACK 3

1984 · 1 incident