Mining Incidents

White Oak Mine Coal

Tennco Inc · Underground
White Oak, Campbell County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003175

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
May 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
52
citations
18
significant & substantial
$4,346
proposed penalties
$4,199
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 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 15,016 6 3 399.6
2002 Q1 20,828 13 6 624.2
2001 Q4 19,647 19 7 967.1
2001 Q3 5,826 13 2 2231.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2002 · 4 incidents

May 27, 2002 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennco Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING OFF OF FORKLIFT AND FOOT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT BRACKET WITH KNEE.

February 21, 2002 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tennco Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS BOLTING TOP WITH FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER & PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & CAME BETWEEN ATRS & CANOPY AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LEG AND BROKE LEG.

2001 · 3 incidents

December 16, 2001 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #5 ENTRY OF MAINLINE. ROOF FALL IS IN #4 BREAK AND IS APPROX. 16'X 40' AND 20'HIGH.

December 16, 2001 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCKFALL WAS IN #4 ENTRY IN MAINS. 18'X 30' AND 20'HIGH. ROCKFALL WAS IN #7 BREAK ON MAINLINE.

November 12, 2001 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tennco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING AND WRENCH POPPED OUT AND HIT LEFT FOREARM.