GRADER WAS FROZE UP ON HAUL ROAD. HE WAS THAWING OUT FUEL LINE. HE WAS STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE GRADER. ANOTHER GRADER WAS MAKING A ROAD AROUND THE GRADER WHEN HIS BRAKES AND FUEL FROZE UP, KILLING ENGINE. IT ROLLED BACKWARDS, HIT THE OTHER GRADER. HE JUMPED OFF THE SIDE AND HURT HIS KNEE.
Claiborne #1: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Addington Enterprises Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
Bryson,
Claiborne County,
TN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003098
MSHA record for Claiborne #1 (mine ID 4003098). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1996–1997
- Latest incident
- Jan 1997
Ownership history
- Addington Enterprises Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Claiborne #1 sits in Claiborne County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 1.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Claiborne County, Tennessee · Population 32,221
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,587
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1997 · 1 incident
Addington Enterprises Inc · Fall from machine
1996 · 1 incident
December 28, 1996
TN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOOYEE STEPPED OUT OF G.I. POWDER TRUCK, LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUNNER STEP, RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT FLANGE AT DOOR HYPEREXTEDING RIGHT KNEE.