Mining Incidents

Cooper Ridge Surface Mine Coal

Controlled by Damian Caldwell
Marion, Claiborne County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003164

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2003–2007
Latest incident
Jan 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
57
citations
9
significant & substantial
$4,158
proposed penalties
$4,158
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
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 3,425 8 1 2335.8
2006 Q3 7,210 7 0 970.9
2006 Q2 2,704 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,008 3 0 428.1
2005 Q4 27,977 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 19,861 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 46,056 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

9 on file

2007 · 1 incident

January 11, 2007 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a pine tree and when the tree fell over, the chainsaw jumped back and struck the employee in the left knee, which resulted in him getting 20 stitches in his knee. 10 inside and 10 outside.

2006 · 2 incidents

July 13, 2006 TN · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

Employee was welding beside another welder & the other welder arked his welder, causing injured EE's left eye to get severe burns.

January 28, 2006 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE ran truck out of road, rolled over approx. 4 times.

2004 · 3 incidents

November 16, 2004 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

METAL ON ROCK TRUCK WAS WET & VERY SLIPPERY. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS RT. HIP & ELBOW, HE HAD A BRUISED HIP & ELBOW.

November 15, 2004 TN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE OPERATOR OF HAUL BACK TRUCK MISSED THE DUMPING AREA. HE BACKED OVER BERM WHICH RESULTED IN THE TRUCK ROLLING OVER ONE COMPLETE TIME LANDING ON ITS WHEELS. THE OPERATOR RECEIVED STITCHES ON HIS LEFT FOREARM & FRACTURED RIBS ON BOTH SIDES.

August 23, 2004 TN · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

Fell off of excavator, landed on ground on right hip and right shoulder.

2003 · 3 incidents

September 10, 2003 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WAS CHANGING OIL SCREEN ON 992 LOADER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL IN LEFT EYE.

June 12, 2003 TN · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING HAND GRINDER, THE HAND GRINDER SLIPPED FROM HAND, RESULTING IN LEFT WRIST BEING CUT.

January 20, 2003 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS OPERATING 375 DOZER: WHEN DOZER WENT OVER BIG ROCK- RESULTING IN A WHIP-LASH MOTION HURTING LOWER BACK.