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Surface Mine Areas 37-39: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Walnut Mountain Inc · Surface
Controlled by Walls Evelyn & Jack D
Oliver Springs, Anderson County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4000674

MSHA record for Surface Mine Areas 37-39 (mine ID 4000674). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Oct 1985
Ownership history
  1. Walnut Mountain Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Surface Mine Areas 37-39 sits in Anderson County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Anderson County, Tennessee · Population 78,175
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$63,171
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

October 4, 1985 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walnut Mountain Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE DROP TAILGATE ON TRUCK TO UNLOAD A GASOLINE PUMP. DIAGNOSIS AS BROKE DISC IN BACK.

February 15, 1985 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Walnut Mountain Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE ENTERED HOSPTIAL FOR FALL BLADDER TEST. TESTING BY DR. DETERMINED HE COAL MINERS PNEUMONCONIOSIS. THIS CONDITION WAS NOT KNOWN TO EMPLOYER UNTIL INSURANCE CLAIMS WERE FILED AND RETURN TO EMPLOYER STATING THAT EMPLOYER SHOULD SUBMETSXXXX SUBMIT A CLAIM TO WORKMAN S COMPENSATION CARRIER SINCE PN. IN WORK RELATED DISEASE.