N & N Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
THE ACCIDENT BETWEEN THE 2ND & 3RD BREAK. THEY WERE CLEANING UP A ROCK FALL. I,NAME WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP TO CLEAN UP THE ROCK, WHEN A ROCK FROM THE ROOF FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
No 46: 1 recorded fatality Coal
N & N Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Layne Norman D
Whitwell,
Sequatchie County,
TN
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002910
MSHA record for No 46 (mine ID 4002910). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1986–1989
- Latest incident
- Sep 1989
Ownership history
- Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company 1986 to 1987
- A & P Mining Company Inc 1987 to 1989
- N & N Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 46 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.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
3 on file (excluding fatalities above)1988 · 1 incident
A & P Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING ROCK OUT OF COAL PULLED BACK OUT OF PLACE CAUSING PULLED TENDONS
1987 · 1 incident
A & P Mining Company Inc · Contact with electrical current
EMPLOYEE WAS PL6GGING-UP BATTERY ON TRACT LOADER IN WHICH A WIRE SHORTED OLUT ON BATTERY BURNING LEFT HAND
1986 · 1 incident
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL. 3