Mining Incidents

Surface Mine #2Coal

Controlled by Damian Caldwell
Marion, Claiborne County, TN · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003147
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Nov 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2002 · 5 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING BLADE LINER OUT OF D-11 DOZER BLADE. LINER SPRUNG OUT HITTING HIM KNOCKING HIM TO GROUND RESULTING IN BROKEN RIB ON LEFT SIDE OF BODY #8 RIB.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED OUT OF MACK SERVICE TRUCK, SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WORKING (WELDING) ON 60 TON TRUCK BED-WHILE CRAWLING SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF BY LEFT HAND, FELT BURNING IN LEFT WRIST.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHECKING OIL IN LOADER, EMPLOYEE SQUATED DOWN; LEG AND ANKLE POPPED.

2001 · 3 incidents

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE PUT ON HAND BRAKE UNDER STEERING WHEEL INSTEAD OF MAXI BRAKE, WHILE AT THE BACK OF TRUCK, TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL EMPLOYEE TRIED TO GET BACK IN TRUCK AND WHEN UNABLE, HE JUMPED OFF TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE, EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY OFFICE OR SUPERVISOR.

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS ON 992C LOOKING FOR OIL LEAK, RAISED UP STRUCK BOLT ON BOTTOM OF MIRROR. CUT TOP OF HIS HEAD, REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.

Fall from machine

WHEN TOPPING HILL STARTING DOWN, SERVICE TRUCK DIED & EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK IN GEAR OR BRAKES TO SLOW TRUCK, EMPLOYEE AIMED TRUCK AT GRAVEL PILE AND JUMPED OFF. EMPLOYEE WAS BETWEEN JOB 2 AND JOB 4.

2000 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING A KOMATSU 375 DOZER, OPERATOR BACKED OVER A ROCK. WHEN BACK OF DOZER CAME DOWN, RIPPED HIT GROUND FIRST CAUSING SUDDEN STOP.

Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL OFF HIGHWALL-HITTING EE IN LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.