Mining Incidents

Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Hecla Mining Company
Aiken County, SC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3800038

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983–1994
Latest incident
Oct 1994
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

October 6, 1994 SC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Struck against a moving object

THE FRONT WHEELS OF HIS TRUCK DROPPED INTO A 6" WASH. RECOIL OF SEAT MADE DRIVER'S HEAD HIT THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK & JAMMED HIS NECK.

March 5, 1994 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS GACKING AROUND A PALLET OF SLIPSHEETS WHEN THE FORKTRUCK STEERING END HIT STACK OF PALLETS HE SWERVED TO GET OFF PALLETS & BACKED OFF OF LOADING DOCK THE FORKTRUCK LANDED ON COUNT ER WEIGHT END & FLIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE EMPLOYEE BACK WAS INJURED BUT HE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT

1993 · 1 incident

June 16, 1993 SC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING TRUCK, FOOT SLIPED, KNEE HIT FUEL TANK.

1991 · 3 incidents

October 8, 1991 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WALKING FROM MILL TO LOCKER ROOM STEPPED INTO HOLE CAUSING RIGHT ANKLE TO BE SPRAINED.

May 29, 1991 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING SUCTION HOSE ON MINE PUMP. HOSE CLAMP WAS PROTRUDING OUT WHICH STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT KNEE CAUSING LACERATION.

January 2, 1991 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL RELEASING RAIL BOXCAR BULKHEAD.TOP WOULDNT RELEAS,BOTTOM SWUNG.WHEN EMPL STEPPED FORWARD TO GET BETTER HOLD OF BULKHEAD,BOTTOM FELL FORWARD AND LANDED ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT.

1988 · 1 incident

March 18, 1988 SC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A MAINTENANCE MAN REMOVE A MOTOR FROM AN ELEVATOR THE MOTOR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEES HAND BETWEEN IT AND A GUARD BRACKET CAUSING A DEEP CUT TO THE THIRD FINGER OF HIS RT HAND

1986 · 4 incidents

December 11, 1986 SC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TI1PING OVER A GLUE BARREL 55 GALLON SIZE AND STRAINED HIS BACK

November 12, 1986 SC · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by falling object

I NAME AND II N5ME WERE IN THE STOREROOM GETTING A VISE TO BE INSTALLED ON WORK TABLE. WHILE MATERIAL WAS BEING REMOVED FROM TOP OF VISE THE BOX NEXT TO IT. WHICH HAD A NEW HEATER ON IT, WAS

September 4, 1986 SC · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HOISTING
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP CLEANED DIS7HARGE CHUTE OF BUCKET ELEVATOR FROM TOP LID WITH EQUIPMENT ENERGIZED LID HOOKED BUCKET WHEN LID WAS BEING REPLACED CUTTING BOTH HANDS OF EMPLOYEE

March 5, 1986 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL REACHED FO9 BAG GLOVE WENT BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT OF PALLETIZER AND PULLED LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND IN.SEVERLY PINCHED FINGER.EMPL RETRUNED TO WORK FOLLOWING DAY AND CONTINUED TO WORK AS SCHEDULED U3ITL 4-4.SENT BACK TO DR ON 4-70-86 & HASNT RETURNED TO WORK AS OF 4-10-86 PER DR ORDERS.

1984 · 1 incident

July 17, 1984 SC · Metal/Non-Metal car dropper, car shake out operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck against a moving object

LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BROKEN BAG FROM CONVEYOR BELT WHILE BELT WAS RUNNING CAUSE BELT TO CUT FINGER.

1983 · 1 incident

June 23, 1983 SC · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Fall onto or against objects

TIMOTHY COFER WAS STANDING ON RAMP TO HOLD IT DOWN WHICH WAS HIT BY FORKTRUCL CAISOMG TO, TP FA FAMILY MED CENTER FOR AVULSION COMPRESSION INJURY L FINGER WOUND CLEANED