Horse Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN NO 1 ROOM AT MOUTH OF MAIN NO1 RETURN AIRWAY., 18FEET WIDE, 30 INCHES THICK AND 60 FEET LONG.
Horse Creek Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Horse Creek Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1988.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1988–1994
- Latest incident
- Jun 1994
Ownership history
- Horse Creek Coal Company 1950 to 1994
- Samoth Inc 1994 to 1996
- Dakota Coal Corp 1996 to present
- Indigo Coal Company 1997 to 1998
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6 | 2,100 |
| 1994 | 8 | 5,560 |
| 1993 | 13 | 8,758 |
| 1992 | 15 | 7,289 |
| 1991 | 15 | 7,378 |
| 1990 | 15 | 12,145 |
| 1989 | 15 | 28,946 |
| 1988 | 15 | 13,170 |
| 1987 | 18 | 22,137 |
| 1986 | 15 | 12,759 |
| 1985 | 15 | 13,366 |
| 1984 | 15 | 12,200 |
| 1983 | 7 | 2,160 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Horse Creek Mine sits in Campbell County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.Campbell County, Tennessee · Population 39,568
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$50,260
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1994 · 1 incident
1993 · 1 incident
Horse Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
EXCESSIVE RAIN AND SNOW CAUSED OVER FLOW OF WATER, ROT OF OLD WORKS, BLOCKED THE TRAVELWAY TO THE WORKING SECTION.
1988 · 1 incident
Horse Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object
THE MOTOR ARMAT6R WAS BEING HOISTED DOWN IN THE MOTOR WHEN INJURED PERSONS HANDS AND FINGERS BECAME CAUGHT