Mining Incidents

Straight Creek Mine Coal

Tennco, Inc. · Underground
Clairfield, Claiborne County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003213

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2004–2005
Latest incident
Jul 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
52
citations
21
significant & substantial
$5,204
proposed penalties
$5,144
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
2006 Q2 9,438 1 0 106.0
2006 Q1 22,045 4 1 181.4
2005 Q4 21,961 8 1 364.3
2005 Q3 18,968 7 5 369.0
2005 Q2 21,200 7 0 330.2
2005 Q1 17,492 2 2 114.3
2004 Q4 16,773 10 7 596.2
2004 Q3 17,082 4 1 234.2
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

2005 · 6 incidents

July 16, 2005 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennco, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Working on loader bucket, he mashed left thumb inbetween bucket and bar.

June 26, 2005 TN · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tennco, Inc. · Struck by flying object

PIN HAD COME OUT OF PULL CAR BEHIND SCOOP. EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING PIN BACK IN THE HOLE. HE HIT PIN WITH HAMMER AND SOMETHING FLEW OFF PIN AND HIT EE IN RIGHT EYE.

June 25, 2005 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennco, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

IN #2 ENTRY ONE BREAK OUTBY FACE INTERSECTION STATION WORKING, WENT CRIBS STATING BUILDING CRIBS IN #2 ENTRY AND #2 ROGURT, DAMAGE T OFF AT 1000AM INTERSECTION FELL IN AT ABOUT 100PM

June 11, 2005 TN · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennco, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WAS WORKING ON A PUMP, WENT TO MOVE IT & WAS PULLING ON IT & TURNED TO THE LEFT. HIS LEFT LEG GAVE WAY & HE HURT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT HIP.

April 13, 2005 TN · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennco, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was walking to truck, fell on the way and cut his left hand when he fell on a piece of metal. It was dark; he said he could not see.

February 12, 2005 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennco, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL WAS 4 1/2' THICK 18 X 18 FEET WIDE IN INTERSECTION OF #5 ENTRY 5 BREAKS UP ON #2 BELT INTAKE. SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ACTIVITY BEFOR IT FELL DANGERED OFF AND BUILT CRIBS AROUND IT DOES NOT AFFECT VENT OR TRAVEL WAY

2004 · 3 incidents

November 28, 2004 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennco, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS IN THE #5 ENTRY ON NEUTRAL SEVEN BREAKS UP FROM #1 BELT ON SECTION BELT. WAS CRIBBED OFF & DANGERED OFF. WAS NOT AWARE OF FALL UNTIL EMPLOYMENT OF 1/1/05. THAT SECTION OF MINE HAS BEEN SEALED OFF.

June 25, 2004 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennco, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FELL BETWEEN 15 & 16 BREAK ON INTAKE ROADWAY I #5 ENTRY--USING #6 FOR ALTERNATE TRAVEL WAY

June 21, 2004 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Tennco, Inc. · Struck by powered moving object

MAN LEFT BUGGY IN FORWARD DIRECTION WHILE LOADING MATERIAL ON IT. PART HIT FOOT SWITCH & BUGGY MOVED FORWARD HITTING EE ON ANKLE & BROKE BONE IN IT.