Rich Mountain Mine No. 1 Coal
Tennco, Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Jackie (Mitch) Fannin; Jack Stump
Clairfield,
Claiborne County,
TN
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003256
MSHA record for Rich Mountain Mine No. 1 (mine ID 4003256). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
4
inspections on record
68
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 68 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Tennco, Inc. 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Rich Mountain Mine No. 1 sits in Claiborne County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.Claiborne County, Tennessee · Population 32,221
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,587
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.