ON THE SCOOP THE OPERATOR WAS RUNNING THE LINKAGE GOT OUT OF ADJUSTMENT ON THE FOOT PEDAL. THE FOOT PEDAL HUNG, THE OPERATOR HIT THE PANIC BAR AND DE-ENERGIZED THE MACHINE. THE MACHINE WAS IN LOW COAL AND THE OPERATOR CUT HIS LEG ABOVE THE KNEE ON A ROOF BOLT.
No 48 Coal
Meeks Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Meeks Alfred Jr & Paulette
Whitwell,
Sequatchie County,
TN
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002999
MSHA record for No 48 (mine ID 4002999). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1989
- Latest incident
- Nov 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1989 · 2 incidents
Meeks Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
Meeks Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED AT PORTAL OF #1 ENTRY. FALL HAS BROKEN CANOPY DOWN.
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