Mining Incidents

No 4: 4 reportable incidents Coal

W G S Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Capps David
Devonia, Anderson County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002960

MSHA record for No 4 (mine ID 4002960). 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
1988–1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
Ownership history
  1. Lower Fork Mining Inc 1987 to 1995
  2. Tennessee Mining Inc 1995 to 1995
  3. W G S Coal Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 4 sits in Anderson County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Anderson County, Tennessee · Population 78,175
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$63,171
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

1989 · 3 incidents

March 6, 1989 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lower Fork Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL MOVING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE INTO #3 HEADING ACCIDENTLY TRAMMED ROOF BOLTER UP ON RIGHT FOOT.HAS BRUISED NERVE IN RIGHT FOOT,NO BONES BROKEN.

February 2, 1989 TN · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lower Fork Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLATE BAR TO PRIE ON SCOOP BUCKET BAR SLIPPED EMPLOYEE STRUCK SCOOP BUCKETG WITH LEFT HAND & C UT RING FINGER & ALSO CUT MIDDLE FINGER & BROKE MIDDLE FINGER 4 STITCHES REQU REDK IN MIDDLE FINGER NO STITCHES IN RING FINGER

January 23, 1989 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lower Fork Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 18SC SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE GOT HIS LEFT LEG AND FOOT WEDGED BETWEEN CAR AND COAL BED.BRUSIED LEF AND FOOT COULD BE FRACTUREED.

1988 · 1 incident

July 28, 1988 TN · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Lower Fork Mining Inc · Rubbed or abraded

EMPLOYEE CALLED ME AT HOME ON 7-31-88 AND SAID HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM ON 7-29-88 TO HAVE HIS RIGHT KNEE CHECKED, SAID KNEE STARTED HURTING ON 7-28-88, AND ALSO THE FOLLOWING SHIFT 7-29-88, SAID HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM UNTIL IT BEGIN TO GET WORSEEN 7-30-88. DR SAID IT WAS FLUID ON RIGHT KNEE.