Mining Incidents

Mine No 39 Coal

Tennessee Energy Corp · Underground
Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Dunlap, Sequatchie County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002804

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
35
Years on record
1983–1992
Latest incident
Mar 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

35 on file

1992 · 1 incident

March 7, 1992 TN · Coal FIRE
Jen Inc · Accident type, without injuries

BELT FEEDER CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO MOTOR SHAFT BEARING FAILING GENERATING HEAT IGNITING COAL AND OIL.

1990 · 2 incidents

1989 · 2 incidents

January 23, 1989 TN · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
A & P Mining Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

THIS ACCIDENT IS REOCCURENCE OF PREVIOUS ACCIDENT AT MINE $46. THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT HOME.

January 17, 1989 TN · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
A & P Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SETTING OVER TO ANOTHER LOCATION,THE CUTTER MACHINE,HE HAPPENED TO GET RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT UNDERNEATH IT CRUSHING RIGHT FOOT.

1988 · 3 incidents

May 17, 1988 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Davis Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE ROOF BOLTER WAS SETTING BEHIND A CURTAIN AND THE SCOOP OPERATOR WENT THROUGH THE CURTAIN TRAPPING THE ROOF BOLT OPERATOR BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND ROOF BOLTER.

March 14, 1988 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Davis Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF FALL HAPPENED SOME TIME BETWEEN 2:00 PM ON 3/13/88 UNTIL 6:00 AM ON 3/14/88. THE ROOF FALL WAS 80' LONG AND 8' THICK.

1987 · 5 incidents

February 10, 1987 TN · Coal electrician, lineman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

COAL DUST. 3

February 6, 1987 TN · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS TA5ING A LOAD OF COAL TO STAMLER WITH A 270 TRACTOR HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN HAULWAY AND THE TRACTOR BOUNCED HIM INTO TOP HURTING HIS NECK.

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 3 incidents

October 10, 1985 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

OPERATOR SETTING ROOF BOLT.HE DRILLED THROUGH LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK.IT SLID DOWN PINNER STEEL STRIKING HIM ON FINGER.

1984 · 3 incidents

1983 · 15 incidents

October 11, 1983 TN · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck by falling object

THE MAN INJURED HAD BEEN WORKING ON HEAD OF MINERUSING CRIB BLOCKS TO SUPPORT THE HEAD HE HAD COMPLETED JOB AND STACK CRIBS AGAINST RIB WHEN CRIBS FELL AND STRUCK INJURED PERSON IN BACK KNOCKI NING HIM DOWN HE HAD CRAWLED BACK TO STGAMLEE WHEN HE REALIZED BACK HURT

June 14, 1983 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PULLING OUT OF #6 ENTRY ON 001 SECTION.SHUTTLE CAR SLID INTO RIB AND CAUGHT FOOT.BOTTOM ROUGH AND MUDDY.

February 15, 1983 TN · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck by falling object

ON B SIDE OF #39 MINE. CROSS BARS WERE BEING INSTALLED IN THE #2 ENTRY. LOOSE PIEC OF ROOF FELL STRICKING 3 EMPLOYEES THAT WERE INSTALLING CROSS BARS.

February 15, 1983 TN · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck by falling object

ON B SIDE OF #39 MINE CROSS BARS WERE BEING INSTALLED IN THE #2 ENTRY. LOOSE PIECE OF ROOF FELL STRICKING 3 EMPLOYEES THAT WERE INSTALLING CROSS BARS.

February 15, 1983 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck by falling object

ON B SIDE OF #39 MINE CROSS BARS WER BEING INSTALLED IN THE #2 ENTRY. LOOSE PIECE OF ROOF FELL STRICKING 3 EMPLOYEES THAT WERE INSTALLING CROSS BARS.