Mining Incidents

Kopper Glo Preparation PlantCoal

Clairfield, Claiborne County, TN · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4001038
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2018
Latest incident
Nov 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2018 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was walking down three (3) steps to the concrete basement floor. As the employee was stepping from the last of the 3 steps to the basement, EE caught heel on the last step or the left foot slipped and EE tried to catch self to keep from falling which resulted in an injury to the left ankle.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was using a large hammer to hit on a belt roller to break it loose from the steel structure. EE was holding the roller with their left hand. As EE was swinging the hammer with the right hand and hitting the roller, they missed the belt roller and hit a finger with the hammer. This resulted in a laceration to the left ring finger, requiring six (6) sutures to close the wound.

2017 · 1 incident

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was walking beside the Rail Road cars at the load out facility checking the doors on the cars. The employee stepped onto a rock and the rock rolled over and the employee fell into a small ditch. The employee continued to work and did not receive any medical treatment until 7/19/2017.

2013 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

While installing drive belts on a 34 flex tooth raw coal crusher employees little finger of his left hand became pinched between the drive sheave and drive belt.

2012 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

The driver was turning over hill and started to down shift to lower gear. And let it roll too fast and couldn't get in gear. Resulting in a runaway. And overturned the truck causing the skins and abrasions on his body.

2007 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was using starter fluid to remove grease when flames were ignited by 500 Watt flood light.

2005 · 2 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was pouring muriatic acid from 5 gallon pail into 1000 gallon open tank. Employee's foot slipped and his safety glasses slid to the end of his nose resulting in acid splashing into right eye.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ON KNEE'S SHOVELING COAL AND TWISTED KNEE.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPENING FRONT END LOADER IN COAL STOCKPILE WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON LOADER. HE HURT LOWER BACK.

2000 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STEEP EMBANKMENT AT MINE SITE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET GRASS FALLING ON LEFT SHOULDER.