Fatality · MSHA Record #219953030001

Fatal incident at Middle Tennessee Mine (Savage Zinc Inc), TN, October 20, 1995

at 8:00 PM

On October 20, 1995, a worker was fatally injured in a fall of roof or back accident at Middle Tennessee Mine (Savage Zinc Inc), TN.

Middle Tennessee Mine · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Savage Zinc Inc (Savage Resources Ltd)

Smith County, TN

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

THIS EE SUFFERED A FATAL HEAD INJURY. HE HAD WALKED TO THE END OF THE BOOM ON THE MECHANICAL SCALER HE WAS OPERATING. ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Conventional Stoping
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 13 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Related fatalities

Same operator

February 3, 1997 · Savage Zinc Inc, TN

Same classification

April 2, 2026 · Shuttle Car Operator · Marfork Coal Company, WV
September 2, 2025 · Blaster · Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC, PA
July 12, 2025 · Scoop Tram Operator · Nyrstar Tennessee Mines, Strawberry Plains LLC, TN
September 25, 2024 · Continuous Miner Operator · Crimson Oak Grove Resources LLC, AL
September 6, 2024 · Continuous Miner Operator · Mingo Logan Coal LLC, WV

Same year

December 27, 1995 · Laborer · American Borate Company, NV
December 24, 1995 · Truck Driver · Oracle Ridge Mining Partners, AZ
December 23, 1995 · Continuous Miner Operator · D-Max Energy Inc, WV
December 22, 1995 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · American Aggregates Of Michigan, MI
December 21, 1995 · Beltman · Noseman Branch Mining Inc, WV

Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs (the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file), so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip then search for Document number 219953030001 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System and search by Mine ID 4000864
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory covering Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219953030001 · Mine ID 4000864 Trainer view →