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No 1 Surface: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Dan Chambers
Pioneer, Campbell County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002828

No 1 Surface has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1986–1991
Latest incident
Mar 1991
Ownership history
  1. Hard Rock Coal Company Inc 1983 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)
1991 7 8,077
1990 16 52,537
1989 13 42,075
1988 15 18,509
1986 16 56,417
1985 18 77,038
1984 16 13,198
1983 13 36,452
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 Surface sits in Campbell County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Campbell County, Tennessee · Population 39,568
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$50,260
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

1991 · 1 incident

March 28, 1991 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hard Rock Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS CLIMBING BACK UP ONTO HIS DOZER, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL CUTTING HIS LOWER LEG ON THE DOZER TRACK.

1990 · 2 incidents

October 23, 1990 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hard Rock Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

FUELING UP LOADER,HE WAS ON ONE SIDE AND FUEL TANK ON THE OTHER SIDE.IT STARTED RUNNING OVER AND HE RAN TO STOP IT AND SLIPPED & FELL ON BUCKET TOOTH.

January 24, 1990 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Hard Rock Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAB POST ON FARM TRACTOR BROKE AND CAUGHT HIS LEG

1986 · 1 incident

April 16, 1986 TN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hard Rock Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

I.NAME WAS GETT3NG DOWN OFF OF HIS BACKDUMP WHEN HE PUT HIS LEG DOWN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE