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Mine #2: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Allied Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Roger E West
Devonia, Anderson County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4001623

MSHA record for Mine #2 (mine ID 4001623). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987
Ownership history
  1. Volunteer Mining Corp 1975 to 1984
  2. Allied Coal Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #2 sits in Anderson County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Anderson County, Tennessee · Population 78,175
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$63,171
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

July 28, 1987 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Allied Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED PERSON 4AS CHIPPING SLAG FROM JACK ON SCOOP WHEN HE GOT A PIECE OF SLAG IN HIS EYE

1986 · 1 incident

May 5, 1986 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Allied Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

MEN WERE SETTIN1 SAFETY JACKS IN PREPARATION FOR ROOF BOLTING WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL COVERING ONE MAN, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO HIM.

1983 · 1 incident

January 17, 1983 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Volunteer Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

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