Mining Incidents

Mine No 1 Coal

Tennco Inc · Underground
Middlesboro, Claiborne County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003121

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Jun 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
94
citations
39
significant & substantial
$15,073
proposed penalties
$15,073
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 10,490 3 1 286.0
2001 Q2 18,876 14 7 741.7
2001 Q1 19,077 6 3 314.5
2000 Q4 20,890 29 13 1388.2
2000 Q3 19,410 13 3 669.8
2000 Q2 23,725 19 7 800.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2001 · 2 incidents

June 14, 2001 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tennco Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS PUSHING A BOLT IN HOLE WITH BOLTER WRENCH AND WHEN PLATE GOT AGAINST ROOF IT TURNED A PIECE OF DRAWROCK LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.

February 9, 2001 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennco Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEP OFF MAC 8 AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

2000 · 2 incidents

July 13, 2000 TN · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennco Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE JUMPED OFF A TAILPIECE AND SAID HE HURT HIS BACK. HE FINISHED WORKING HIS SHIFT AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR LATER IN THE DAY.

March 24, 2000 TN · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAKING BELT SPLICE IN #4 BELT EE WAS LIFTING BELT AND A SHARP PAIN CAME IN RIGHT SIDE OF NECK