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Surface Mine #1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Lee Congleton
Robbins, Scott County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002408

Surface Mine #1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Mar 1986
Ownership history
  1. Richland Coal Company 1978 to 1985
  2. Richland Coal Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1995 3
1994 6
1993 4
1992 5
1991 3
1990 3
1989 0
1988 0
1987 6
1986 13 2,596
1985 10
1984 7
1983 6 12,605
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Surface Mine #1 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

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

March 1, 1986 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Richland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING 8OZER TRACKS FOOT GOT STUCK IN MUD. WHEN HE TURNED UPPE LEG THIGH AREA TWISTED STRAINING MUSCLES.