Mining Incidents

No 5 Mine: 15 reportable incidents Coal

Kline Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Asbury Charles M
Robbins, Scott County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002711

MSHA record for No 5 Mine (mine ID 4002711). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
Nov 1991
Ownership history
  1. C L Kline Estate 1981 to 1986
  2. Gem Coal Inc 1986 to 1991
  3. Kline Coal Company Inc 1991 to 1991
  4. Kline Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 5 Mine sits in Scott County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Scott County, Tennessee · Population 21,969
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$42,679
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

1991 · 8 incidents

November 18, 1991 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kline Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FMC 300 ROOF BOLTER IN LOW COAL AND SAID HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER.

September 26, 1991 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kline Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON ROOF BOLTER BOLTING UP A BROWER WHEN THE MINE ROOF HAD FALLEN OUT AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK.

September 9, 1991 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kline Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TROUBEL SHOOTING A MECHANICAL PROBLEM ON A 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER. HE WAS CRAWLING ON TOP OF THE MACHINE OR REACHING UP OVER IT AND STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WORKED 12 1/2 HIS ON 9-9-91 11 1/2 HOURS ON 9-10-91 AND WENT TO DR. ON 9-11-91 AND HAS NOT RETURNED.

August 27, 1991 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kline Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY OF FIRST RIGHT PANEL OFF #3 BELT IN INTERSECTION IN CROSSCUT RIGHT HANDED 20' WIDE AND APP 35' LONG AND 4 1/2' HIGH.TIMBERED AND CRIBBED FALL AND PULLED OUT OF PANEL.

August 5, 1991 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kline Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL #3 ENTRY ON RETURN SIDE OF #20 BRK IN INTERSECTION.25' X 30' X 5'.NO EQUIP INVOLVED AND WONT BE CLEANED UP.TIMBERED ENDS OF FALL AND DANGER SIGNS.

June 24, 1991 TN · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kline Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING 5TO MAKE A CONVEYOR BELT SET UP & MASHED FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STRUCTURE

March 8, 1991 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Gem Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN 1 AND 2 ENTRY IN SECONDARY EXCAPE WAY AT 40 AND 41 BREAK THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY FORMAN ON WEEKELY EXAMINATION 3-8-91 AT 930 AM.

1990 · 3 incidents

November 30, 1990 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Gem Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

INTERSECTION IN #2 ENTRY ON 001@WORKING SECTION ROOF FALL OCCURED IN INTERSECTION WITH LEFT XCUT FALL STARTED IN UNSUPPORTED ROOF & RODE IN SUPPORTED ROOF FOR A DISTANCE OF 20FT TEST HOLES WER E DRILLED & NO CRACKS WERE DETECTED

September 28, 1990 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Gem Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #4 ENTRY OF 001 SECT.INTERSECTION BETWEEN #3 &#5 ENTRY IN #4 ENTRY FALL WAS 45FT LONG 7FTTO8FT HIGH & 20FT WIDE BOLTED WIT H 4FT RESIN RODS TO STEEL STRAPS TEST HOLES WERE DRILLED & NO CRACKS WERE SHOWING FALL APPEARED TO HAVE WET LAYERS

1989 · 2 incidents

August 31, 1989 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Gem Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN THE NO4 ENTRY 20'W 30' LX8' THICK ROOF FALL IN THE NO 5 ENTRY 20' WX120'L,8' THICK APPROXIMATELY 700' OUTBY.

1988 · 1 incident

1983 · 1 incident