Mining Incidents

Straight Creek Surface Mine #1Coal

Controlled by Timothy W Evans Sr
Clairfield, Claiborne County, TN · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003351
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2010–2017
Latest incident
Mar 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2017 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Working on a fan on hydroseeder, hadn't put fan cover back on, checking fan, slipped and fell. Hand slipped into fan, catching finger tips.

2015 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

Welding on 475 S/N 20052 on the pivot shaft area. Got hot on the inside and started a fire on the inside wiring that could not be extinguished.

2010 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Tire was separating, EE walked around to look at the tire when the tire blew out knocking EE to the ground.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Tire was separating, EE walked around to look at the tire, when the tire blew out knocking him to the ground.