Mining Incidents

No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Roger E West
Norma, Scott County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002829

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4002829). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jan 1984
Ownership history
  1. Black River Coal Company Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

January 4, 1984 TN · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black River Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A KETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUT ABOUT 1 FOOT FROM THE FACE HITTING EMPLOYEE. HE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED, BUT WAS ENTERED FOR OBSERVATION AT HOSPITAL.