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No 4: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Abc Mining Company Inc · Underground
Elk Valley, Campbell County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4001799

No 4 has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Feb 1990
Ownership history
  1. Dan Branch Mining Company Inc 1975 to 1985
  2. J & C Coal Corp 1985 to 1987
  3. B & A Coals 1987 to 1988
  4. Abc Mining Company Inc 1988 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)
1990 12 34,236
1989 28 117,708
1988 32 136,430
1987 28 128,043
1986 27 114,947
1985 23 77,131
1984 14 34,848
1983 13 43,374
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 4 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

6 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

February 20, 1990 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Abc Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRAVEL FROM FACE TO OUT SIDE IN PERSONNEL CARRIER RUN IN THE SCOOP. AND BRUISE LEFT FOOT SCOOP WAS PARK LONG SIDE ROADWAY.

January 4, 1990 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Abc Mining Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPL WAS CUTTING BEARING OFF OF 94L BRIDGE SHAFT WITH ACETYLENE TORCH EMPL SLIPPED & FLAME BURNED LEFT HAND.

1989 · 1 incident

1988 · 2 incidents

July 6, 1988 TN · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
B & A Coals · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING BELT LINE. THE BELT WAS LAYING ON BOTTOM OF MINE. THE STRUCTURE WAS ALREADY REMOVED. EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING STRUCTURE ON BELT TO RUN IT DOWN TO LOADING POINT. AND GOT ON THE BELT, AND BELT STARTED THROWING HIM OFF.

April 28, 1988 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B & A Coals · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING BITS IN A 101 JEFFREY MINER AND A PIECE OF METAL FROM BIT OF HAMMER STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT EYE.

1983 · 1 incident

April 29, 1983 TN · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Dan Branch Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT BETWEEN BRIDGE CARRIER AND COAL RIB,CAUSNG DAMAGE TO PELVIC AREA.