Mining Incidents

West Godwin: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Walker James H
Maury County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002779

MSHA record for West Godwin (mine ID 4002779). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Mar 1983
Ownership history
  1. M C West Inc 1982 to 1983
  2. G T Construction Company Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

West Godwin sits in Maury County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Maury County, Tennessee · Population 104,855
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$74,162
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

1983 · 1 incident

March 16, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M C West Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MR HALL WAS WALKING OVER UNEVEN GROUND. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE EDGE OF A RILL. HE FELL WITH LEFT LEG TWISTED UNDER BODY RESULTING IN THE FRACTURES.