Mining Incidents

Central Services Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Davis Bruce D
Polk County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002040

MSHA record for Central Services (mine ID 4002040). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
32
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
May 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

32 on file

1988 · 3 incidents

May 3, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GETTING OUT OF BULLDOZER, CLOSED DOOR CATCHING TIP OF RIGHT FOURTH DIGIT.

March 4, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING 20 FOOT FIBERGLASS LADDER FROM THE FLAT BED TRUCK. PULLING LADDER TOWARD REAR OF TRUCK BED, LADDER WAS SETTING ON ITS SIDE. JUST BEFORE IT CLEARED THE END OF THE TRUCK BED, LADDER F ELL OVER, TWISTING RIGHT ARM.

February 9, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tennessee Chemical Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING ON RECYCLE LINE PULLING A BIG RATCHET IT SLIPPED AND MASHED FINGER AGIANST ANOTHER PIECE OF PIPE.

1987 · 10 incidents

December 13, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LEFT KNEE STRAIN WORKING ON AIRLINE LADDER USED DAY BEFORE HAD BEEN MOVED AND BUDDY ATTMEPTED TO LIFT UP ANDDOWN WHAT ON LEFT LEG TWISTING LEFT KNEE.

October 13, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Chemical Company · Fall from ladders

LADDER KICKED O6T LEG SLIPPED AND KNEE WENT THROUNG LADDER TWISTING KNEE AS HE FELL WITH THE LADDER.

October 1, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Rubbed or abraded

PUTTING SPENT M5TERIAL IN 50-GAL. DRUMS-WAS SWEATING-RAN GLOVES THROUGH EYE-RUBBED IT INTO EYE.

October 1, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Chemical Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING UP OT 6NHOOK-MISSED HAND HOLD AND FELL-FEET WENT BETWEEN PIPE-TWISTED BACKWARDS, HITTING SIDE ON CONCRETE AND STEEL.

September 17, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

TOOK A PIPE LOO8E AND IT BLEW STEAM ON ARM.

September 6, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck against a moving object

BRAKES GAVE OUT3ON TRUCK AND IT TURNED OVER.

August 3, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal shopman repair cars, mechanic MACHINERY
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by flying object

THE PIECE FLEW 2FF THE CARRIAGE GEAR-BOX & HIT ME ON THE HAND.

July 28, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKED UP PIECE3OF PIPE-FELT STING BURNING PAIN IN BACK.

June 25, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING PIECE O0 STEEL & STRAINED BACK.

1986 · 10 incidents

December 29, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by flying object

CLEANING SULFAT9 OFF ROASTER, USING PECKING HAMMER AND WIRE BRUSH, SOMETHING BLEW IN EYE.

October 20, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EYE STARTED HUR7ING. DID NOT RECALL GETTING ANYTHING IN IT.

October 8, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING AND RE5CHED OVER TO P ULL MY BODY UP ONTO THE STEEL AND PULLED RT SHOULDER

September 25, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LEFT KNEE STRAI3. WORKING ON AIRLINE. LADDER USED DAY BEFORE HAD BEEN MOVED AND BUDDY ATTEMPTED TO LIFT UP AND DOWN BENT ON LEFT LEG TISTING LEFT KNEE.

August 18, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

TOOK RADIATOR C5P OFFO F TRUCK AND IT BLEW OUT ON EMPLOYEE. 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT UPPER ARM.

August 11, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal mason HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by falling object

FRACTURED TIP 9IGHT LONG FINGER WITH LACERATION AND CONTUSION. CLEANING UP AFTER CONVERTER JOB. RESTACKING BRICKS AND DROPPED ONE ON FINGER.

July 31, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ACUTE SEVERE LO4 BACK STRAIN. STRAINED BACK WHILE PICKING UP A 5 LITER APPROX. WT 30 LB BOTTLE.

July 29, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

POSSIBLE LUMBAR3STRAIN TENDERNESS RIGHT HIP. PUTTING UP SUPPLIES. BENT OVER, PICK UP 50 LB BOX OF SOAP, PAIN HIT IN RIGHT HIP JOINT.

February 20, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal grader operator, roadgrader operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Chemical Company · Fall from machine

COMPRESSION FRA7TURE LUMBAR STRAIN 2ND TO TRAMA INJURED WAS CHECKING FUEL IN HIS ROAD GRADER & HAD CLIMBED UPON GRADER STANDING WITH ONE FOOT ON REAR TIRE & ONE ON LADDER. AS STEPPED FROM TIRE TO GRADER HIS 0OOT SLIPPED & FELL APPROX 5' TO GROUND.

1985 · 4 incidents

December 10, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal carpenter HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tennessee Chemical Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJ WAS HELPING3POUR CONCRETE HE WAS USING HAND TROWEL WHILE STANDING TURNING AND BENDING AS HE PUSHED CONCRETE HE RAISED UP TWISTING AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN CNETER OF BACK WORKED UNTIL 12 13 8 WHEN HE WAS SEN7 HOME BY DOCTOR POSSIBLE PROLAPSED DISC

July 22, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Chemical Company · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS WOEKING ON SCAFFOLD ON SIDE OF HANDRAILS HE STEPPED BACKWARD,STEPPING OFF BACK OF SCAFFOLD,STRIKING LEG ON ANGLE BRACE.LACERATION OF RIGHT LOWER SUTURED(4)

April 3, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Chemical Company · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS GETTING OFF FLOAT FELL FRACTURING AP CARPAL BONE IN LEFT HAND X RAY SHORT ARM CAST APPLIED, RESTRICTED DUTY.

February 28, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Tennessee Chemical Company · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED STATES HE WAS DIGGING OUT FROM UNDER CROSS TIE FILLING IN WITH GRAVEL. STEPPED ON GRAVEL & SLIPPED STRIKING KNEE ON CROSS TIE APPROX 6 WEEKS AGO. IN ANOTHER INCIDENT APPROX 2 WKS AGO H E BUMPED KNEE ON BACKHOE. REPORTED BOTH INCIDENTS TO CLINIC ON 3-8-85.

1984 · 3 incidents

November 7, 1984 TN · Metal/Non-Metal shopman repair cars, mechanic HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS INSTALLING A NEW PUMP AND GRASPED FLANGES TO ELEVATE PUMP, REPEATEDLY BY AFTERNOON RIGHT ELBOW HAD BECOME SORE. WENT TO DOCTOR 11/12/84 FRACTURE RIGHT OLECRANON, SLING APPLIED. RES TRICTED DUTY

October 22, 1984 TN · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS "SKINNING" PIECE OF ELECTRICAL WIRE WITH POCKET KNIFE; KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING LEFT ARM (FOREARM). LACERATION WAS SUTURES.

July 30, 1984 TN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Chemical Company · Fall from machine

INJ WAS WORKING OFF LOW BOY AND TRIPPED AND FELL FROM GOOSE NECK FLOAT ABRASION LEFT HIP AND LACERATION OF PALM OF LEFT HAND X RAYS NEGATIVE SUTURE OF LACERATION

1983 · 2 incidents

April 21, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS GRINDING BURRS OFF A 7/8" BOLT WHEN HE JERKED HIS LEFT HAND INTO TOOL REST, FRACTURING, LACERATING LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

January 26, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Chemical Company · Fall down raise, shaft or manway

WORKING ON SHAFT ON RECOVERY OF DOZER ...BURIED IN ACCIDENT.TIED OFF WITH SAFETY LINE.PIECE OF GROUND FELL,KNOCKING FEET FROM UNDER HIM.JERKED BY SAFETY LINE-CAME DOWN STRIKING LEG ON SHAFT OF HYDRAULIC CYLINDER OF DOZER.BRUISE ,RIGHT LOWER LATERAL PART OF THIGH,RESTRICTED DUTY.

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