Mining Incidents

Straight Creek MineCoal

Tennco, Inc. · Underground
Clairfield, Claiborne County, TN · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003213
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2004–2005
Latest incident
Jul 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2005 · 6 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Accident type, without injuries

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

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.