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Mine #7: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Scarab Energy Corp · Underground
Controlled by Reeves Terry C
Devonia, Anderson County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4001137

MSHA record for Mine #7 (mine ID 4001137). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Apr 1986
Ownership history
  1. Devonia Coal Corp 1972 to 1985
  2. H & W Coal Company 1985 to 1985
  3. Scarab Energy Corp 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #7 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

7 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

April 3, 1986 TN · Coal loader head operator, roscoe operator ELECTRICAL
Scarab Energy Corp · Flash burns (electric)

PUMP CABLE SHOR7ED OUT AND BURNED HIS RIGHT HAND.

January 20, 1986 TN · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
Scarab Energy Corp · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING A TRAC7OR TO THE OUTSIDE, THE TRACTOR HIT A HOLE AND THREW HIM INTO THE TOP.

1985 · 1 incident

July 25, 1985 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scarab Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS BEING LOADED WITH COAL WHEN A LUMP OF COAL WAS THROWN INTO DECK OF TRACTOR #270 STRIKING LEFT LEG

1983 · 4 incidents

October 27, 1983 TN · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Devonia Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HELPING INSTALL NEW BEARING ON GATHERING ARM ON 265 LEE NORSE MINER IN PROCESS OF REMOVING OLD BEARING CHIPPED & SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE OFF ENTERING LEFT HAND.

October 7, 1983 TN · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Devonia Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING INSTALL NEW BEARING ON GATHERING ARM OF CM IN PROCESS OF REMOVING OLD BEARING IT CHIPPED AND SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE OFF ENTERING LEFT HAND.

February 23, 1983 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Devonia Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING HYD JACK IN COAL TRAILER IN ALIGNING UP JACK TO INSTALL JACK PIN IN TRAILER JACK HAD AIR IN IT AND JACK CAME BACK ON INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN MASHED AND BRUISES TO INDEX FINGER