Mining Incidents

Eagan/King Mountain Surface MineCoal

Controlled by Damian Caldwell
Clairfield, Claiborne County, TN · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003196
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2003–2008
Latest incident
Oct 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2008 · 5 incidents

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing down the ladder of the 777C rock truck and as he approached the last step, it swung under the bottom of the truck resulting in the employee falling to the ground landing on his right side.

Struck by flying object

Employee was tighting roller bolt on D11R dozer, Employee was lying on his back while tighting bolt and socket spun off head of bolt causing metal shavings to fly in employee eye, Employee did have safety glasses on

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was taking out top pin of 992C Loader boom, (Boom Pin) while pushing up on the pin employee felt sharp pain in his lower left side below his rib cage, causing him to pull a muscle.

Fall from machine

While climbing up ladder employees left foot slipped off first step of ladder

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing down the ladder and slipped on the bottom step. Caught himself on the handrail resulting in hurting his back.

2007 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was tamping dirt in drill hole of a rock approx. 4 ft in height, as He was tamping he twisted his back, causing him to pull a muscle in his back.

Struck by flying object

Employee was welding in the back of a 777C bed, with his helmet & clear safety glasses on and wind blew metal shavings in his eye from behind him.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was on unlevel ground and stepped in a pot hole, causing employee to twist his ankle.

2006 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

Dry weather, dry conditions. Employee was servicing loader. While climbing down ladder, his foot slipped off step causing a mild sprain to his right ankle.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Wet weather, muddy conditions; employee was checking oil on the loader he operators. As he started to descend he slipped on wet material and caught himself by the grab iron.

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING PINS INTO TEETH THAT WENT ON LOADER BUCKET. A PIECE OF METAL PIN WENT INTO HIS LEFT THIGH.

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

HURT BACK WHILE OPERATING DOZER RESULTING IN BACK PAIN BETWEEN NECK AND SHOULDER BLADES.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS STEPPING UP ON DOZER, FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF PUSH ARM ON DOZER, RESULTING WITH TWISTED LEFT KNEE.