Mining Incidents

Smokey Preparation PlantCoal

Huntsville, Scott County, TN · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4001248
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2010
Latest incident
Aug 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2010 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was taking a pipe apart above clean coal screen on 3rd Floor. Twisted left knee stepping down off screen. Knee swelled up over night and he couldn't put much weight on it the next day.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Inner fender of truck came loose - used zipties to secure fender back, knife slipped cutting old tie off and cut wrist

Struck by flying object

Putting safety glasses on, something went in eye. Either came off glasses or could have come off cap.

2007 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cut his left knee with a utility knife.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepped off back of mechanic's truck and turned body before picking foot up and twisting knee.

2006 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pulled muscle in lower back while repairing Mack truck drive line.

2004 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS RT. KNEE WHILE CLEANING HYDRO-CYCLONE IN PREP. PLANT. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 7/01/04, EE SOUGHT TREATMENT IN AUGUST.

2003 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN HAND WHEEL TYPE BRAKE ON RAIL CAR. STRAINING TO TIGHTEN BRAKE, EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING HAMMER TO DRIVE BEARING OUT OF A GEAR. STRUCK LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER.

2001 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A 20 HP MOTOR ON RAW COAL SCREEN, LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HANDRAIL.

2000 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING BRAKE PADS ON A CAT 43B BACKHOE EE WAS TURNING REAR END UP ON HIS SIDE IN OREDERTO GET DISK LINED UP HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HISRIGHT LOWER BACK

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON CABLE FOR TRAIN CARS AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT KNEE. THIS WAS A NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT UNTIL 4/3/00. EMPLOYEE WORKED 4/4/00 AND HAS BEEN OFF SINCE.