Mc Gowan Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HAD ROOF FALL IN #1 ENTRY AT 1ST LEFT. 120 FT. FROM #1 MINE PORTAL. THE FALL WAS 30 FT LONG, 16 FT WIDE AND 6 FT THICK.
No 44: 2 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 44 (mine ID 4002770). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1984–1990
- Latest incident
- Jan 1990
Ownership history
- Hickory Coal Company 1982 to 1983
- Hickory Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1985
- Griffith Creek Coal Inc 1985 to 1988
- Higgins Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1989
- Mc Gowan Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1990
- Saylors Mining Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 44 sits in Marion 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.Marion County, Tennessee · Population 29,010
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$58,103
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1990 · 1 incident
1984 · 1 incident
Hickory Coal Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object
EMP WAS HANDLOADING RUBBER TIRED COAL TRAILER RUBBER TIRE ROLLED ON COAL TRAILER ROLLED BACK ON EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT BRUSING TOP OF LEFT FOOT