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Mine No 3: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Reatta Mining · Underground
Controlled by Dyer Steve
Petros, Anderson County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003117

Mine No 3 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1997.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1997–1998
Latest incident
Jan 1998
Ownership history
  1. Reatta Mining 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1998 24 725
1997 19 6,477
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine No 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1998 · 1 incident

January 2, 1998 TN · Coal FIRE
Reatta Mining · Accident type, without injuries

SECITON BOX LOCATED IN 2 RIGHT HEADING OF #3 MAIN CAUGHT ON FIRE. VENTILTION WAS ESTABLISHED TO ROUTE SMOKE AWAY FROM BOX. MEN WERE EVACUATED FROM MINE AND FIRE FIGHTING CREW EXTIGNUISHED FI RE. BOX WAS TAKEN OUTSIDE. LASTED APPROX 1 HOUR.

1997 · 2 incidents

December 16, 1997 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Reatta Mining · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS IN SQUATTING POSITION WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE. TO BREAK HIS FALL HE EXTENDED HIS HAND, HURTING HIS WRIST AREA, THUMB AND 2 FINGERS. ACCIDENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ATT EMPTING TO MAKE MECHANICAL REPAIRS TO BOLT MACHINE.

September 20, 1997 TN · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Reatta Mining · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED DR REPORT STATING THAT EMPLOYEE HAS SIMPLE PNEMOCONIOSIS.