Mining Incidents

Pee Wee #1 Mine: 13 reportable incidents Coal

J & C Coal Corp · Underground
Newcomb, Campbell County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002268

MSHA record for Pee Wee #1 Mine (mine ID 4002268). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987
Ownership history
  1. Pee Wee Mining Inc 1977 to 1980
  2. J C Corp 1980 to 1985
  3. J & C Coal Corp 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Pee Wee #1 Mine sits in Campbell County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Campbell County, Tennessee · Population 39,568
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$50,260
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1987 · 7 incidents

December 11, 1987 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & C Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL INSTALLING NEW TRACK ON 101 JEFFERY MINER .TRACKS CAUGHT LEFT HAND,PALM AND THUMB.

September 29, 1987 TN · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & C Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAKING BELT SET-UP ON 001 SECTION IN LOW COAL STRAINED BACK WHILE HANDLING BELT ROLLERS.

August 10, 1987 TN · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & C Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL TAKING BENT SET-UP OFF 001 WORKING SECTION AND WAS REMOVING BELT ROLLERS FROM BENT POSITION AND STRAINED HIMSELF.

July 20, 1987 TN · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
J & C Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

HELPING ON ROOF BOLTER PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND HIT LEFT SHOULDER ARM AND WRIST.

February 27, 1987 TN · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & C Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL BENDING ROOF BOLTS STRAINED RIGHT SIDE AN DGROIN.

January 21, 1987 TN · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & C Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL REMOVING PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FROM MINER AND PULLED IT OFF ON HIS LEG BRUISING LEG-JEFFERY MINER.

January 15, 1987 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J & C Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL PUTTING NEW AUGER ON 101 JEFFERY MINER AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT LEFT ELBOW.

1985 · 2 incidents

July 19, 1985 TN · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
J & C Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE RIDING A AR-4 ELKHORN SCOOP PULLING MAN TRIP FROM 001 SECTION TOWARD OUTSIDE. EMPLOYEE RAISED UP STRIKING THE MINE ROOF HURTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER & BACK.

July 2, 1985 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
J & C Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE MAN WAS RUNNING A TD 24 LEE NORSE ROOF BOLTER AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN A 18 IN PIECE OF STEEL AND THE MINE ROOF

1984 · 2 incidents

July 17, 1984 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J C Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRIKING WITH A HAMMER A PIECE BROKE AND ENTERED LEFT ARM AT ELBOW JOINT.

May 11, 1984 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
J C Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS LAYING IN S COOP BUCKET FOR TRIP INSIDE MINE PLUNGER WAS ENGAGED BY ACCIDENT AND FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN BUCKET AND PLUNGER

1983 · 2 incidents

January 19, 1983 TN · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J C Corp · Struck by flying object

THE INJURED WAS ASSISTING IN CARRYING OUT THE CUTTERS BITS ON THE CUTTER HEAD OF THE TSM MINER BY HOLDING THE BIT TOOL FOR ALFRED RUSSEL TO HIT IT WITH A HAMMER. RUSSELL SWUNG THE HAMMER HIT T HE BIT TOOL & A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE HAMMER STRUCK THE INJURED.

January 14, 1983 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
J C Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE WELDING ON PUSH BEAM TO THE MINER AN UNKNOWN OBJECT FLEW IN HIS EYE