Mining Incidents

Weststar Coal Co Coal

Weststar Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Maggard Carlos J
Caryville, Campbell County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002747

MSHA record for Weststar Coal Co (mine ID 4002747). 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
Ownership history
  1. H & W Coal Company 1981 to 1988
  2. S-J Coal Company 1985 to 1985
  3. S I M B A Coal Corp 1988 to 1988
  4. Weststar Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Weststar Coal Co 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 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.