Mining Incidents

Goforth Mine Coal

Faith Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Stockwell Lonnie R
Dunlap, Sequatchie County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002701

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
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1987 · 1 incident

March 16, 1987 TN · Coal INUNDATION
Faith Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ACCIDENTALLY CU7 INTO OLD WORKS NO WATER NO METHANE NO BLACK DAMP LATER AN ACCUMULATIONM OF BLACK DAMP OCCURRED (DURING DAWNE SHIFT) MEN WERE REMOVED/ROOM MINES UNTIL AIR MIXTURE WAS STABILIZ ED BY ADEQUATE 5ENTILATION

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

October 19, 1983 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
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.

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