Struck by flying object
EE was changing tire on 10SC shuttle car, had new tire on and was finishing tightening bolts, when the tire exploded and the 2 safety rings struck the victim in the face, left hand and chest area.
Valley Creek Mine No. 2Coal
Tennco Inc · Underground
Controlled by Jackie (Mitch) Fannin; Jack Stump
Clairfield, Claiborne County, TN · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003231
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2004–2005
- Latest incident
- Jan 2005
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
1 on file (excluding fatalities above)2005 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
A rock pinned his hand against canopy.