Mining Incidents

Mine No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Big Mountain Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Skeens Jermiah
Oliver Springs, Anderson County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002988

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4002988). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1996–1997
Latest incident
Mar 1997
Ownership history
  1. Rex Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1990
  2. Little Jenny'S Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1993
  3. Avon Coal Inc 1993 to 1994
  4. Sun Mining Inc 1994 to 1995
  5. Faith Coal Company Inc 1995 to 1995
  6. Lone Wolf Inc 1995 to 1996
  7. Five Son'S Mining Inc 1996 to 1997
  8. Big Mountain Mining Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 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

2 on file

1997 · 1 incident

March 14, 1997 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Big Mountain Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

CHANNEL STRAPS WERE BEING INSTALLED BY THE ROOF BOLTER. A STRAP FELL OFF OF THE ATRS, STRIKING EE IN THE KNEE.

1996 · 1 incident