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Helenwoodwood Energy Inc #2 Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Burress Earl & Roy
Helenwood, Scott County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002354

Helenwoodwood Energy Inc #2 Surface has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Jun 1986
Ownership history
  1. Helenwood Energy Inc 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1986 8 6,664
1985 10 13,834
1984 3 6,775
1983 2 1,596
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Helenwoodwood Energy Inc #2 Surface sits in Scott County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Scott County, Tennessee · Population 21,969
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$42,679
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

1986 · 1 incident

June 9, 1986 TN · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Helenwood Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

RAINY WEATHER-W9T CONDITION-RESULTING IN LOOSING OF DIRT & ROCKS OF HIGH WALL DIRT & ROCKS FELL FROM HIGH WALL KNOCKING EMPLOYEE INTO LOADER INJURIES-LACERATION TO LEFT FOREHEAD BADELY BRUISI ING LEFT LEG & 9IGHT HAND.FRACTURED SMALL BONE RIGHT LEG.