Mining Incidents

Mine #43 Coal

Dunlap, Sequatchie County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002972

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
25
Years on record
1994–1997
Latest incident
Feb 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
5
inspections on record
179
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 179 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

25 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

February 24, 1997 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT ON A LONG AIRDOW 3-WHEELER & THE OPERATOR WA GOING TO ADJUST LINKAGE & FAILED TO DISABLE THE MACHINE BEFORE WORKING ON IT.

1996 · 10 incidents

December 31, 1996 TN · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A JACK FROM UNDER THEHEAD OF THE MINEER, EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE MINER AND THE EYE OF JACK.

May 15, 1996 TN · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BOTTOM BELT ROLLER OVER INTO ANOTHER SLOT WHILE THE BELT WAS MOVING. THE ROLLER CAUGHT A SPLICE AND PULLED IT OUT OF HIS HAND.

1995 · 4 incidents

May 30, 1995 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) OTHER
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

EE SUFFERED SEVERE CHEST PAINS WHILE HANGING CURTAIN.

May 10, 1995 TN · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL ON TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. HE HAD BACKED THE MINER OUT OF FACE AREA & WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE ROCK, WHEN A PIECE OF IT SLIDOFF STRIKING HIM ON THE KNEE.

1994 · 9 incidents

December 21, 1994 TN · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING IN INTAKE ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING EE ON HARD HAT CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND INJURY HIS KNEE.

September 16, 1994 TN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE FEET WERE UNDER BENCH HE WAS SITTING ON WHEN HE STOOD UP AND TURNED HIS LEG WAS CAUGHT UNDER BENCH AND FLOOR.

September 14, 1994 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON RT KNEE WHILE BENDING ROOF BOLTS

June 9, 1994 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

THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING ]IS ROOF BOLTER INTO THE FACE OF THE NO. 5 ENTRY TO SET THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS IN THE FACE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROOF FELL STRIKING THE BOLTER OPERATOR ON THE LEFT ARM BETWEEN THE ELBOW AND SHOULDER.