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Goforth Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Goforth Mine (mine ID 4002701). 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
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Mar 1987
Ownership history
- Faith Coal Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Goforth Mine sits in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Sequatchie County, Tennessee · Population 16,409
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,260
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1987 · 1 incident
Faith Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
1985 · 1 incident
October 31, 1985
TN · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Faith Coal Company · Struck by falling object
BOLTER MAN REPLACING BOLT LOOSENED BY SCOOP HITTING ROCK SCALE FELL ACROSS MAN AND MACHINE APPROX WT OF ROCK 100# MAN CAUGHT ASA ROCK RESTED ON BOLTER AND BOTTOM
1983 · 1 incident
Faith Coal Company · Struck by falling object
SMALL PIECE OF ROOF ROCK SCALED DOWN ON HIS OWN SELF. ROCK HIT LEFT SHOULDER OR ARM WITH NO CUTS OR BRUISES. MAN HAD SMALL ABRASION ON RT. TEMPLE ABOUT SIZE OF A DIME.