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No 49: 3 reportable incidents Coal

J & B Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Bouldin La Due
Dunlap, Sequatchie County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002967

MSHA record for No 49 (mine ID 4002967). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Sep 1989
Ownership history
  1. Thomas Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1989
  2. J & J Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1991
  3. J & B Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 49 sits in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
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

3 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

September 15, 1989 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J & J Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN NO. 6 WORKING PLACE ON THE 001 SECTION FIRST RIGHT OFF MAINS. FALL OCCURRED ABOVE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF ROOF BOLTS 48" (52") 3RD EXTENDED 20' OUTBY THE FACE. THE WORKING PLACE WAS DR IVEN 18' WIDE.

August 9, 1989 TN · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
J & J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATING CUTTER OVER SLICK RUNWAY,MACHINE SLID IN HOLE SUDDENLY CATCHING OPERATOR LEG MINOR DAMAGE TO LEG.

1988 · 1 incident

June 6, 1988 TN · Coal roof bolter (mounted) (return side) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS USING A FOUR FOOT ROCK BAR SCALING DOWN LOOSE ROCK AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK