Mountainside Coal Company Inc · 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.
Surface Mine #2 Coal
Mountainside Coal Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Damian Caldwell
Marion,
Claiborne County,
TN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003147
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2000–2002
- Latest incident
- Nov 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
61
citations
17
significant & substantial
$4,833
proposed penalties
$4,833
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q1 | 27,161 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 29,875 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 27,839 | 6 | 0 | 215.5 |
| 2003 Q2 | 31,077 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 32,265 | 7 | 2 | 217.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 38,713 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 31,969 | 7 | 1 | 219.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 34,818 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file2002 · 5 incidents
November 26, 2002
TN · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STEPPED OUT OF MACK SERVICE TRUCK, SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · 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.
August 16, 2002
TN · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE CHECKING OIL IN LOADER, EMPLOYEE SQUATED DOWN; LEG AND ANKLE POPPED.
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
SLIPPED ON BED OF TIRE TRUCK AND FELL ON BACK.
2001 · 3 incidents
May 1, 2001
TN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · 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.
March 20, 2001
TN · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · 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.
February 24, 2001
TN · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · 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
September 19, 2000
TN · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · 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.
August 7, 2000
TN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL OFF HIGHWALL-HITTING EE IN LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.