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Mine #3: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Scarab Energy Corp · Underground
Controlled by Reeves Terry C
Devonia, Anderson County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002880

MSHA record for Mine #3 (mine ID 4002880). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
Feb 1986
Ownership history
  1. Scarab Energy Corp 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #3 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
February 8, 1986 TN · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · MACHINERY
Scarab Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS A FOREMA3 AND HE WAS GOING TO MOVE THE WILCOX ROOF BOLTER FROM #2 TO #1 AND HE WAS APPARENTLY RIDING THE ROOF BOLTER AT THE CONTROLS WHEN THE ROOF BOLTER WENT OVER A HUMP AND HIS KNEE HIT THE ROTATIO3 AND UP-PRESSURE AND IT CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE HEAD ON THE ROOF BOLTER

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1986 · 1 incident

February 17, 1986 TN · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Scarab Energy Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CARRYING A CAN 2F OIL DOWN HILL SLIPPED ON ICE.

1985 · 3 incidents

August 1, 1985 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Scarab Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS SPLITING3A SHUTTLE CAR, CABLE, HIS KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND.

July 31, 1985 TN · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Scarab Energy Corp · Struck by falling object

REMOVING SAFTEY3JACKS OFF OF ROOF BOLTER AND CAP COAL FEEL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND MASHED HIS LEFT WRIST.

July 27, 1985 TN · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Scarab Energy Corp · Struck by falling object

LOSING BOLTS BO5T SNAPPED AND HELPER FELL ON ANOTHER EMPLOYEES KNEE.