Mining Incidents

Cvc No 3 Coal

Controlled by Stanley R Ditty
Fork Ridge, Tn, Claiborne County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002951

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
May 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

1990 · 5 incidents

May 7, 1990 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME STATED HE STEPPED FROM THE GROUND TO THE STIRRUP LEADING TO THE BED OF A DELIVERY TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT HIP HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR 2 MORE DAYS BEFORE CONSULTING A DOC.

February 1, 1990 TN · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING MINER CABLE ON WET AND MUDDY BOTTOM FT SLIPPED IN RUTT CAUSED BY SHUTTLE CARS, L KNEE TO TWIST FINISHED SHIFT AND CONSULTED DR THE NEXT DAY

January 29, 1990 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING ON A PIECE OF BRATTICE CLOTH THAT WAS NAILED TO A CRIB. ONE OF THE CRIB BLOCKS PULLED LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.

January 22, 1990 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by flying object

HE WAS HITTING A PIECE OF STEEL WITH A HAMMER WHEN AS PIECE OF THE HAMMER FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEG.

January 3, 1990 TN · Coal driller operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL STATED THAT ACCIDENT OCCURED 1 BREAK INBY PORTAL. ICE WAS BUILD UP & AS HE GOT OUT OF DECK OF SCOOP HE STEPPED OUT WITH LEFT LEG FIRST. AS FOOT HIT ICE HE SLIPPED & KNEE BENT BACKWARDS. A CCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 1/5/90.

1989 · 10 incidents

October 26, 1989 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck against stationary object

I.NAME WORKING ON SCOOP WHEN RACHET SLIPPED FROM BOLT HEAD AND HAND STRUCK SCOOP CANOPY.

October 2, 1989 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

AS HE WAS TRAMMING THE SHUTTLE CAR, HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY, JARRING THE CAR AND CAUSING THE BACK OF THE CANOPY TO FALL AND STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD. X-RAYS REVEALED NO FRACTURES. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A CERVICAL STRAIN OF THE NECK MUSCLES.

September 26, 1989 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) OTHER
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS HE FINISHED BOLTING, HE TURNED TO WALK TO THE BACK OF THE BOLT MACHINE AND HIS LEFT KNEE LOCKED UP. THERE WAS NO TRAUMA INVOLVED.

July 7, 1989 TN · Coal security guard, watchman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING SUPPPLIES FORM THE CRATES AND CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND ON SHIPPING BAND METAL REC 4 STITCHES AND RET TO WORK THE FOLLOWING SHIFT.

July 5, 1989 TN · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS HELPING TO LIFT 8X8X16 CROSS COLLARS OVERHEAD & FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED SHIFT & WORKED NEXT 3 REGULAR SHIFTS BEFORE REPORTING ACCIDENT OR CONSULTING DR.

June 24, 1989 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL, APPROX. 20' X 25' X 5', OCCURRED SOMETIME OVER THE WEEKEND AND WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE PRESHIFT. IT IS LOCATED IN THE #4 ENTRY OF THE 1ST RIGHT PANEL. VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERR UPTED AND THE AREA HAS BEEN CLEANED UP AND RE-SUPPORTED. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED ON MONDAY MORNING, 6-26-89.

June 9, 1989 TN · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS HELPING TO LIFT CROSS COLLORS ACROSS THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WORKED 2 MORE SHIFTS BEFORE HE CONSULTED A DOCTOR.

May 27, 1989 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE EMPL WAS BOLTING BOLTER HEAD WAS AT EYE LEVEL & PIECE OF ROCK APPROX SIZE OF NICKET FELL & HIT BOOM OF BOLTER & STRUCK RIGHT EYE.

May 19, 1989 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING SHT CAR. OTHER SHT CAR PASSED AND BACKED INTO PATH CAUSINGRIB AND HIP INJ.