Mining Incidents

Mine #43: 25 reportable incidents Coal

Dunlap, Sequatchie County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002972

MSHA record for Mine #43 (mine ID 4002972). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
25
Years on record
1994–1997
Latest incident
Feb 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
5
inspections on record
179
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 179 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. F & M Mining Company Inc 1988 to 1989
  2. Coalbank Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1991
  3. Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine #43 sits in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Sequatchie County, Tennessee · Population 16,409
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,260
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

25 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

February 24, 1997 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT ON A LONG AIRDOW 3-WHEELER & THE OPERATOR WA GOING TO ADJUST LINKAGE & FAILED TO DISABLE THE MACHINE BEFORE WORKING ON IT.

1996 · 10 incidents

December 31, 1996 TN · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A JACK FROM UNDER THEHEAD OF THE MINEER, EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE MINER AND THE EYE OF JACK.

May 15, 1996 TN · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BOTTOM BELT ROLLER OVER INTO ANOTHER SLOT WHILE THE BELT WAS MOVING. THE ROLLER CAUGHT A SPLICE AND PULLED IT OUT OF HIS HAND.

1995 · 4 incidents

May 30, 1995 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) OTHER
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

EE SUFFERED SEVERE CHEST PAINS WHILE HANGING CURTAIN.

May 10, 1995 TN · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL ON TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. HE HAD BACKED THE MINER OUT OF FACE AREA & WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE ROCK, WHEN A PIECE OF IT SLIDOFF STRIKING HIM ON THE KNEE.

1994 · 9 incidents

December 21, 1994 TN · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING IN INTAKE ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING EE ON HARD HAT CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND INJURY HIS KNEE.

September 16, 1994 TN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE FEET WERE UNDER BENCH HE WAS SITTING ON WHEN HE STOOD UP AND TURNED HIS LEG WAS CAUGHT UNDER BENCH AND FLOOR.

September 14, 1994 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON RT KNEE WHILE BENDING ROOF BOLTS

June 9, 1994 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck by falling object

THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING ]IS ROOF BOLTER INTO THE FACE OF THE NO. 5 ENTRY TO SET THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS IN THE FACE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROOF FELL STRIKING THE BOLTER OPERATOR ON THE LEFT ARM BETWEEN THE ELBOW AND SHOULDER.