Mining Incidents

Mine No 1: 19 reportable incidents Coal

Reatta Mining · Underground
Controlled by Dyer Steve
Robbins, Scott County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002775

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4002775). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1987–1997
Latest incident
Sep 1997
Ownership history
  1. E R C Coal Corp 1982 to 1987
  2. Block Mountain Mining Inc 1987 to 1990
  3. Tri-J Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1995
  4. West Prg 1 Inc 1995 to 1995
  5. Tennessee Mining Inc 1995 to 1995
  6. Lone Mountain 1 Inc 1995 to 1996
  7. Allison Mining Inc 1997 to 1997
  8. Reatta Mining 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 sits in Scott County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Scott County, Tennessee · Population 21,969
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$42,679
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

1997 · 4 incidents

September 8, 1997 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Reatta Mining · Struck by falling object

WHILE TRAMMING MINER OUTSIDE THE 101 MINER HIT A LEG THAT SUPPORTED A CROSS COLLAR, CAUSING THE COLLAR TO FALL AND STRIKE HIM ON THE HEAD..

July 31, 1997 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Reatta Mining · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL BETWEEN LAST BOLT & ATRS. ROCK WAS APPROX 1" X 4' X 3'.

May 22, 1997 TN · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Reatta Mining · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING SCOOP AND WHITE PULLING MINER TRACK WITH ROPE, THE ROPE BROKE AND FLEW BACK STRIKING MAN IN EYE.

May 22, 1997 TN · Coal INUNDATION
Reatta Mining · Accident type, without injuries

SCOOPING AND CLEANING IN AREA OF SUSPECTED SEALS--AREA GOBBED FULL OF ROCK IN ALL DIRECTIONS. A ROCK BEING PUSHED IN FROM OF SCOOP NIT STOPPING & KNOCKED A HOLE IN IT ABOUT 3'X3'. AIR RETURNIN G OUT OF THE AREA WAS TESTED & FOUND TO CONTAIN 20.7% O2 AND .7% METHANE. A GOOD MOVEMENT OF AIR WAS OBSERVED & WAS CONSTANT.

1992 · 1 incident

January 8, 1992 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tri-J Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALLING IN #3 AND #4 HEADING ON 2ND LEFT AND X-CUT FROM #4 TO #3 INBY SPAD 50 160'. 5-6'HIGH X 19'WIDE X 60'LONG IN EACH PLACE.MOVE BACK TO #1 MAIN.

1988 · 11 incidents

September 30, 1988 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Block Mountain Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP CRAWLED IN COSE PROXIMITY TO 506 BRIDGE CARRIER OP. TRAMMED MACHINE FORWARD CATCHING EMP L. FOOT UNDER RAWLER TRACK.

September 27, 1988 TN · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Block Mountain Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

COAL AND ROCK BROKE OFF ROOF AND RIB HITTING EMPLOYEE IN BACK.

August 15, 1988 TN · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Block Mountain Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING ROCK OFF MINER AND HIT HIMSELF IN MOUTH WITH ROCK.

June 2, 1988 TN · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Block Mountain Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF RACK APPROX. 18 FT THICK X 4 FT X 4 FT RODE SAFETY JACK OUT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK.

April 4, 1988 TN · Coal MACHINERY
Block Mountain Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CRAWLER PULLED AROUND AND CAUGHT RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN CRAWLER AND LOW BELT STRUCTURE, MASHING FOOT.

March 7, 1988 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Block Mountain Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT ANKLE BETWEEN BATTERIES WHLE REPLACING BATTERIES IN SCOOP..

February 23, 1988 TN · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Block Mountain Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR POSITIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN LOW BELT AND CRAWLER AND WAS SQUEEZED IN THE ABDOMINAL AREA.

February 3, 1988 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Block Mountain Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

STRAINED MUSCLE IN CHEST WHILE PUSHING ROOF BOLT UP IN DRILL HOLE.

1987 · 3 incidents

November 24, 1987 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Block Mountain Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW9OCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING MINER ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND NECK.

October 30, 1987 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Block Mountain Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MINER WAS LIFTI3G SCISSOR PART OF A ROOF BOLTER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.