Mining Incidents

Harris Branch/Tackett Creek Surface MineCoal

Controlled by Damian Caldwell
Clairfield, Claiborne County, TN · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003217
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
2005–2009
Latest incident
Apr 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

2009 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting metal out of the bed of his pick - up truck, as he was shifting his weight to throw the metal from the truck he felt a sharp pain run up his left side.

2008 · 4 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was welding on a 777C Rock Truck Bed, and a piece of Slag flew up and struck the employee below the left eye, causing a mild burn below his eye.

Struck against a moving object

D9R dozer operator was traveling in reverse and struck a 777C rock truck in the rear, the rock truck was also traveling in reverse. The D9R operator states he didn't see the rock truck as he began to go in reverse, the rock truck driver also states he did not see the D9R dozer through his mirrors as he was traveling in reverse.

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing off of the bed of the hydro seeder truck; he slipped causing him to fall to the ground landing on his right elbow.

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing down the ladder of the truck he had been driving and slipped catching his foot/ankle in the step causing him to fall to the ground.

2007 · 12 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was stepping up on the boarding ladder. As he began climbing up on the ladder, he felt a very sharp pain shoot up his lower back. The pain progressed when he started working, causing him to leave early.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was hitting the side of powered bin with a sledge hammer. The hammer came back and struck the employee in the right rib cage causing him to black out hitting his head on the beam of the powered bin.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was tossing bails of multch on seeder truck and felt a sharp pain shoot up his right side neck.

Struck against a moving object

EE was pushing material down to 992D loader with a D9R dozer co. # M37 & the machine's blade slipped off a rock causing a sudden jerk, which resulted in EE having sudden pain in lower abdomen.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Outburst of fuel hose, blowing fuel in his eyes.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was standing on stabilizer bar, slipped and fell due to it being oil-covered.

Struck against stationary object

Employee stepped on loose material at the edge of a hole. The material moved causing employee to slip into hole.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped in loose material on drill bench twisting his ankle.

Fall from machine

Employee was moving from one dozer to the other when he slipped due to muddy and wet conditions.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was assisting in removing the 4"" discharge hose which was wrapped around pump during transport. As employee pulled on hose, which had become tangled, the coupling on end of hose came loose and struck employee.

Struck by flying object

EE was climbing down ladder; highwall fell and a rock flew from highwall hitting him in the left hand.

Fall from machine

Employee steps down on push arm on 395 Dozer on a dirt clot & dirt clot rolled causing the EE to fall from push arm to the ground.

2006 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a hydrolic hose and the wrench slipped off the hose fitting causing the wrench to his the employee in the forehead, which caused a laceration to his forehead.

Struck by falling object

Employee was changing a tire on IT28 loader and the jack fell causing the tire to hit the employee in the left lower leg.

Fall from machine

Fell from rear of loader.

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

AS EE UNCOUPLED A 6"" DISCHARGE HOSE FROM A PUMP, THE HOSE, BEING UNDER PRESSURE, MOVED TO THE LEFT, STRIKING THE EE ON THE LEG. THE METAL HOSE COUPLING BROKE EE'S LEG.

Struck by flying object

Equipment being used broke & came apart at the connecting joint throwing part of said equipment into hand of employee.