Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
English Español
← Back to search

Jefferson City Mill: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Terra Industries Inc
Jefferson County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4000869

MSHA record for Jefferson City Mill (mine ID 4000869). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Jefferson City Mill.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Dec 1984
Ownership history
  1. New Jersey Zinc Company 1950 to 1983
  2. Tennessee Zinc Div/Inspiration Development Co 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Jefferson City Mill sits in Jefferson County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Jefferson County, Tennessee · Population 55,835
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$63,084
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

1984 · 1 incident

December 7, 1984 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Zinc Div/Inspiration Development Co · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE PREPARING TO REPLACE A SECTION OF PIPE AT THE SAND PLANT. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL. STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW ON FROZEN GROUND WHICH RESULTED IN A SMALL CUT.