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Erwin Minerals Corporation: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Erwin Minerals Corp · Surface
Controlled by Erwin Betty J
Hardin County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002685

Erwin Minerals Corporation has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Feb 1988
Ownership history
  1. Tennessee Sand & Stone Inc 1981 to 1988
  2. Erwin Minerals Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1988 15
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Erwin Minerals Corporation sits in Hardin County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Hardin County, Tennessee · Population 26,939
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$49,149
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

1988 · 1 incident

February 6, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Erwin Minerals Corp · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN WAS CLEANING OUT A BELT ON THE IMPACT WHEN HE HAD A ROCK FALL FROM THE SIDE OF THE ROCKCLEANING OUT A BELT ON THE IMPACT WHEN HE HAD A ROCK FALL FROM THE SIDE OF THE ROCK LOADING BIN STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT THIS MAN WAS WEARING STEEL TOE BOOTS