Mining Incidents

Sunshine Coal

Straight Creek Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Ronnie H Carroll
Clairfield, Claiborne County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4000328

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2001–2003
Latest incident
Mar 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
12
citations
3
significant & substantial
$857
proposed penalties
$857
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q3 8,160 1 0 122.5
2003 Q2 1,880 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 13,157 2 0 152.0
2002 Q4 8,090 3 2 370.8
2002 Q3 12,974 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 13,285 1 0 75.3
2002 Q1 11,570 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 13,915 2 0 143.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2003 · 7 incidents

March 19, 2003 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Straight Creek Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN RETURN AIRWAY ON 1ST LEFT CROSS ENTRY IN A PANEL DRIVEN FROM THE 11TH BREAK. THE FALL WAS IN THE 9TH CROSSCUT IN #2 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROX 30 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE X 5 FT HIGH. THE AREA WILL BE DANGERED OFF. THIS FALL DOES NOT IMPEDE VENTILATION.

March 19, 2003 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Straight Creek Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN RETURN AIRWAY ON FIRST LEFT CROSSCUT IN A PANEL DRIVEN FROM THE 11TH BREAK. SECOND FALL WAS IN THE 10TH CROSSCUT IN #4 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 30' LONG X 20' WIDE X 7' HIGH. THE AREA WILL BE DANGERED OFF. THIS FALL DOES NOT IMPEDE VENTILATION.

February 24, 2003 TN · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Straight Creek Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

AS THE EE WAS OPERATING BRIDGE CARRIER, A PIECE OF COAL DISLODGED STRIKING HIM IN LEFT EYE. THE FIRST DAY THE EE MISSED WORK WAS 2-26-03.

February 11, 2003 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Straight Creek Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 1ST LEFT CROSS ENTRY AT 17TH BRK #4 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROX 35' LONG X 20' WIDE X 5' LONG. IT DID NOT IMPAIR VENTILATION. THE AREA WILL BE DANGERED OFF.

January 28, 2003 TN · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator NO VALUE FOUND
Straight Creek Mining Inc · No Value Found

THE EE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM THE SCOOP BUCKET, WHEN HE REACHED FOR A BUNDLE OF WEDGES, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS RT. WRIST.

January 2, 2003 TN · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Straight Creek Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING BRIDGE CARRIER: HE INADVERTLY BUMPED HIS KNEE.

2002 · 2 incidents

December 5, 2002 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Straight Creek Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE INSTALL A ROOF BOLT. WHEN HE RAISED THE STEEL TO START THE HOLE, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT UPPER ARM.

August 23, 2002 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Straight Creek Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CONCRETE BLOCK TO BUILD A BRATTICE. AS HE TWISTED TO LAY THE BLOCK, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

2001 · 6 incidents

December 31, 2001 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Straight Creek Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT. WHILE DRILLING, HE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTER. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HISLEFT RING FINGER.

October 5, 2001 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Straight Creek Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 1ST RIGHT OFF 1ST RIGHT BETWEEN THE 42ND & 43RD BREAK IN #2 ENTR. THE FALL WAS APPROX 70' LONG X 20' WIDE X 5' HIGH. THE AREA WILL BE DANGERED OFF.

September 18, 2001 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Straight Creek Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN A SET OF ROOMS ON 1ST RIGHT OFF 1ST RIGHT AT THE 43RD BRK. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 45 FT LONG X 30 FT WIDE X 6 FT HIGH. THE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF. IT DOES NOT IMPIDE VENTI LATION.

June 19, 2001 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Straight Creek Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

TWO EE WERE LIFTING A SEQUENCE SWITCH UNDERNEATH THE BELT LINE. AS HE LIFTED THE SWITCH HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER LEFT LEG. THE FIRST DAY THE EE MISSED WORK WAS 6-21-01.

June 5, 2001 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Straight Creek Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PLACING MINER CABLE IN BRIDGE OF MINER CONVEYOR. WHEN HE PUSHED ON THE CABLE, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS NECK.

April 20, 2001 TN · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Straight Creek Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE INJURED EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP CLEANING UP A ROADWAY. AS HE WAS TRAMMING THE SCOOP, HE INADVERTLY RAN OVER A ROCK ONT HE MINE FLOOR WHEN HE HIT THE ROCK, HIS HEAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE M INE ROOF.