Mining Incidents

Cooper Ridge Surface MineCoal

Controlled by Damian Caldwell
Marion, Claiborne County, TN · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003164
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2003–2007
Latest incident
Jan 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2007 · 1 incident

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

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.

Struck against a moving object

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

2004 · 3 incidents

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.

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.

Fall from machine

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

2003 · 3 incidents

Struck by flying object

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

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

Struck against a moving object

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