Mining Incidents

Area No 6 Coal

Controlled by Roger E West
Caryville, Campbell County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002391

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1987–1993
Latest incident
Jun 1993

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 4, 1993 TN · Coal Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Sugar Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-75 WHEN FLYING MATERIAL STRUCK THE VECHILE IN WHICH HE WAS A PASSENGER RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES. THE FLYING MATERIAL WAS DIRT OR MUD WHICH WAS DISPELLED FROM A SURFACE MINE WHICH WAS IN THE PROCESS OFBLASTING THIS MATERIAL WAS THROWN APPROX. 240 FT FROM THE BLAST SITE TO THE VECHILE. CHARCEABILITY IS BEING LOOKED INTO.

Reportable incidents

18 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1993 · 2 incidents

March 8, 1993 TN · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sugar Ridge Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CARRYING A WATER PUMP. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HE HAD ALL THE WEIGHT CAUSING HIM TO PULL A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

1992 · 3 incidents

November 19, 1992 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Sugar Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS WORKING ON HIACTCHI SHOVEL WHEN THE HYDRALIC BRAKE LEAKED OFF OF A PICKUP TRUCK PARKED BEHIND THE SHOVEL AND IT ROLLED FORWARD STRIKING HIM AND INJURING HIS RIGHT LEG. HE WAS SENT TO HO SPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED TREATMENT AND WAS RELEASED THE NEXT DAY.

February 11, 1992 TN · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager POWERED HAULAGE
Sugar Ridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME HAD BEEEN WORKING ON TRACK REPAIRING FUELLINKAGE AS HE RETURNED TOOLS TO HIS TRUCK THE DRIVER OF THE REPAIRED TRUCK ACCIDENTALLY STEERED HIS VEHICLE INTO I NAME TRUCK HE WAS PINNED BET WEEN A DOOR & T RUCK BRUISING HIS BACK SHOULDER & HIPS

1991 · 2 incidents

November 6, 1991 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sugar Ridge Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

INJURED LOST HIS BALANCE AND TO KEEP FROM FALLING ON HIS FACE HE JUMPED OFF THE SHOVEL TO THE GROUND.HE DID NOT THINK HE WAS HURT AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.HOWEVER HIS LEG CONTINUED T O GIVE HIM PAIN AND ON NOV 15 HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR TESTS.INJURED WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON FRIDAY MORNING AND RETURNED TO WORK IN THE AFTERNOON.

1990 · 2 incidents

March 16, 1990 TN · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sugar Ridge Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME LIFTING PUMP FROM DRILL TECH AND STRAINED HIS BACK.DIDNT THINK HE WAS HURT ENOUGH TO REPORT IT TO FOREMAN.PAIN INCREASED AND ON 3-22 CONSULTED DR.WHO GAVE HIM PAIN MEDICINE,TOLD HIM CO ULD RETURN TO WORK NEXT DAY. Y Y

1989 · 3 incidents

October 28, 1989 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Sugar Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

DOZER DISLOCATED ROCK WHICH ROLLED ON FOOT.

September 27, 1989 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sugar Ridge Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS USING 20 LB SLEDGEHAMMER TO DRIVE PIN IN DOZER TRACK. HE HURT BACK.

April 7, 1989 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Sugar Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

FAN BLOWER OF KOMATSU 155 DOZER BLEW WOOD IN EMPLS EYE.

1988 · 5 incidents

June 3, 1988 TN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sugar Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME & I.NAME WERE BRINGING WATER TRUCK DOWN HILL TO FILL WITH WATER I.NAME PULLED TRANSMITION OUT OF GEAR TO SHIFT TO LOWER GEAR HE COULD NOT GET TRANSMITION BACK IN GEAR TRUCK HAD JUST BEE N STARTED & AIR PRESSURE HAD NOT BEEN BUILT TO COMPLETELY HOLD BRAKE TRUCK HIT BANK & ROLLED OVER

June 3, 1988 TN · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Sugar Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE AND I.NAME WERE BRINGING WATERTRUCK DOWNHILL TO FELL WITH WATER. HE PULLED TRANSMISSION OUT OF GEAR TO SHIFT TO LOWER GEAR. HE COULD NOT GET TRANSMISSION BACK IN GEAR. THE TRUCK HAD JUST BE EN STARTED AND AIR PRESSURE HAD NOT BEEN BUILT TO COMPLETELY HOLD BRAKES. TRUCK HIT BANK AND ROLLED OVER.

1987 · 1 incident

September 17, 1987 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sugar Ridge Coal Company Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 OFF LADDER OF FRONT LOADER HURT RIBS WHEN HE FELL CONTUSION OF RT.RIBS