Mining Incidents

Railroad Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Davis Bruce D
Polk County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002633

MSHA record for Railroad (mine ID 4002633). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Apr 1988

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 6, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by powered moving object

I.NAME WAS APPA9ENTLY STRUCK BY OR PARTIALLY RUN OVER BY A RAILWAY CAR WHERE HE APPARENTLY WAS STANDING EITHER ON THE CAR OR BETWEEN THE CARS DURING TRAIN MOVEMENT. HE WAS FOUND LYING ACROSS A RAIL UNDERNEAT2 THE RAILWAY CAR.

Reportable incidents

14 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1988 · 3 incidents

April 20, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tennessee Chemical Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING A PICK & BACK WENT OUT & BEGAN TO HURT

February 22, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal shopman repair cars, mechanic HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS PICKING UP ON A COUPLER, PUTTING COUPLER CARRIER IN. TO TAKE WEIGHT OFF IT, PICKED UP ON IT TO SLIDE IT AND FELT A LITTLE DULL PAIN IN BACK AND SIDE.

February 18, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING A CARTER PIN OUT OF KNUCKLE PIN, HIT THE KNUCKLE INSTEAD OF JIMMY BAR, AND THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF COUPLING HITTING HAND.

1987 · 5 incidents

June 4, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENDING OVER TO3DRIVE WOODEN PLUGS IN CROSS TIES WHEN STRAIGHTENED UP SOMETHING CAUGHT IN BACK

June 1, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Chemical Company · Fall onto or against objects

GOT HAND ON CAR3TO PUT FOOT IN STIRRUP.FOOT MISSED.DRUG SHORT DISTANCE,FLIPPED BACKWARD LANDING ON OLD RAILROAD RAIL ON BACK.

April 23, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DIGGING OUT END3OF TIES WITH PICK. PICK HUNG ON TOP OF RAIL GLANCED OFF GOING INTO FOOT.

January 15, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by falling object

DROPPED LID CAT7HING HAND & CUTTING IT.

January 2, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal car dropper, car shake out operator MACHINERY
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by flying object

A HULK BOLT CAM9 OUT OF THE GUN HITTING EMPLOYEE KNOCKING GLASSES OFF

1986 · 3 incidents

August 15, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

3.5 CM LACERATI2N OF RIGHT FOREFINGER PALMER SURFACE HELPING CRANE CREW PUT CABLE ON A CRANE. CUT HAND ON A BARB ON OLD CABLE.

May 19, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Chemical Company · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS CAR9YING A SAFETY VENT BACK TO THE CAR. HE STEPPED FROM CATWALK TO RUNNING BOARD OF CAR, FOOT SLIPPED ON LADDER AND HE FELL ONTO HAND. COMMINUTED FRACTURE LEFT MEDIAL PHALANX, X-RA Y, CAST APPLIED2 RESTRICTED DUTY.

January 15, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck against stationary object

INJ WALKING BY 6ENCH AND BRUSHED AGAINST IT.SPLINTER STUCK INTO RIGHT CALF.INCISION MADE FOR POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY IN CALF OF RIGHT LEG.NONE FOUND CLOSED WITH 2 SUTURES.

1984 · 1 incident

February 23, 1984 TN · Metal/Non-Metal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS WALKING AROUND CONCENTRATE CAR AND TRIPPED ON SCRAP IRON AND FELL (2-14-84) ON 2-23-84 KNOCKED BRAKE ON CAR OFF AND SPOKE HIT HIM ON THE KNEE. OLD ABRASION RIGHT PATELLA;CONTUSION RIGHT PATELLA. RESTRICTED DUTY BEGAN 2-27-84.

1983 · 2 incidents

December 28, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Chemical Company · Fall down stairs

SLIPPED ON ICE AT TIP OF STEPS FALLING HARD.ABRASION OF LEFT THIRD AND FOURTH FINGERS,STRAINED NECK AND BACK.RESTRICTED DUTY.

September 26, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Chemical Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS STANDING ON AN OUTSIDE PLATFORM WHEN BOARD ON PLATFORM BROKE AND HE FELL THROUGH STRIKING HIS LEG ON BOARD AND T W ISTING BACK ABRASION OF LEFT LOWER LEG AND CONTUSION OF BACK RETU RNED TO WORK ON RESTRICTED DUTY

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