Patton Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURY BACK WHILE HAND DRILLING COAL.
No 36: 5 reportable incidents Coal
No 36 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1984–1988
- Latest incident
- Aug 1988
Ownership history
- Patton Mining Company Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5 | 7,321 |
| 1988 | 7 | 24,045 |
| 1987 | 8 | 23,845 |
| 1986 | 9 | 31,925 |
| 1985 | 10 | 25,214 |
| 1984 | 12 | 34,601 |
| 1983 | 13 | 17,471 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 36 sits in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Sequatchie County, Tennessee · Population 16,409
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,260
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1988 · 1 incident
1987 · 1 incident
Patton Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TWISTED LEFT KN9E WHILE RUNNING HAND DRILL, DISLOCATED LEFT KNEE SOCKET.
1986 · 1 incident
March 10, 1986
TN · Coal
gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator
MACHINERY
Patton Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
WHILE RUNNING L2ADER IN HALLWAY IN LOW TOP HIT A ROCK & TISTED NECK CAUSING MUSCLE IN NECK TO BE BRUISED.
1985 · 1 incident
December 16, 1985
TN · Coal
belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Patton Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS UNLOADING S6PPLIES FROM COAL CAR INNARROW HALLWAY SPRINGED BACK WHILE STOOPING OVER TO PICK UP BOXES.
1984 · 1 incident
Patton Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATOR WAS PULLING TRACTORS FILLED WITH COAL FROM FACE TO OUTSIDE WITH SR TRACTOR WHEN TRACTOR RAN ACROSS CHUG HOLE & BOUNCED OUT OF THE SEAT STRIKING HEAD ON THE ROOF. OPERATOR NECK STIFF & SORE.