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No 1: 1 MSHA citation Coal

Big Lee Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Lee A Brown
Langley Branch, Claiborne County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003060

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4003060). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1993–1999
Latest incident
Nov 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Big Lee Coal Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4
inspections on record
63
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 63 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Sanders Enterprises Inc 1992 to 1992
  2. Freedom Energy Corp 1992 to 1997
  3. Allison Coal Company Inc 1997 to 1998
  4. Omni Coal Company 1998 to 1999
  5. Big Lee Coal Inc 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Claiborne County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Claiborne County, Tennessee · Population 32,221
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,587
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1999 · 3 incidents

September 17, 1999 TN · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Lee Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS JACKING BELT TOGETHER WITH A RED DEVIL AND THE HANDLE BROKE STIRKING EE IN RIGHT EYE.

May 31, 1999 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Lee Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED ALLEGED THAT A ROCK FELL ON HIM.

1993 · 1 incident

January 19, 1993 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Freedom Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEFT HIP DISLOCATION, EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING CLOSE TO A CONV BRIDGE WHILE COAL WAS BEING MINED. THE CONTINOUS MINING MACHINE WAS CUTTING BOTTOM & JUMPING BRIDGE SWANG & HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HIP JOINT, DISLOCATING AT JOINT.