Mining Incidents

London Mill: 14 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Davis Bruce D
Polk County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4000603

MSHA record for London Mill (mine ID 4000603). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Sep 1987
Ownership history
  1. Cities Service Company 1950 to 1982
  2. Tennessee Chemical Company 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

London Mill sits in Polk County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Polk County, Tennessee · Population 17,702
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,227
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1987 · 4 incidents

September 9, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOING DOWN A PO6RED CONCRETE WALK,REACHED OVER FOR APIECE OF PIPE.PIPE BROKE OFF AND CUT ARM ON BROKEN PIPE (RUSTY).

August 10, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by flying object

LOADING CONCENT9ATE SOMETHING BLEW INTO EYE

August 3, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Chemical Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED ON CON7RETE COVERED WITH COPPER REVERT, FOOT SLIPPED TWISTED RT KNEE

January 21, 1987 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

HURT BACK WHILE3SHOVELING ORE ON BELT.STARTED LOSING TIME 01/28/87.

1986 · 3 incidents

December 10, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Tennessee Chemical Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING COUPL3NG-REQUIRED EMPL TO BE IN BENT POSITION FOR APPX 1 HR.WHEN STRAIGHTENED UP HAD SEVERE PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE.

June 19, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ WAS HELPING3ANOTHER EMP PICK UP A PIECE OF FLOOR GRATING AND THE JAGGED EDGE STGUCK IN LEFT INDEX FINGER SECONDARY INFECTION EXPLORED AND FOREGIN BODIES REMOVED

May 29, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS PUL5ING ON A PIECE OF 3/4" RUBBER HOSE WHICH HAD A PIECE OF STEEL ATTCHED TO END OF IT. THE HOSE WAS HUNG AND WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT STRUCK INJURED IN FACE, CUTTING NOSE. SUTURE OF LACERATION. 3

1985 · 4 incidents

October 31, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Chemical Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJ WAS ON WAY TO WATER PLANT TO CHANGE OUT SUPERFLOC BARRELS WHICH WERE PLACED ON A STAND.SUPERFLOC HAD SPILLED ONTO PAVEMENT AND HE STEPPED IN IT SLIPPING UP AND STRIKING PAVEMENT.HE WAS TAK EN TO HOSPITAL,X-RAY REVEALED FX OF 6-7TH ANTERIOR RIB AND ADMITTED FOR OBSERVATION.

July 8, 1985 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 machine

INJURED WAS SITTING ON OVERFLOW LAUNDRY OF IRON CONCENTRATE THICKENER TANK. HE STOOD UP TO LEAVE THEN FELL INTO TANK LANDING ON BOTTOM ON HIS LEFT HEAD & SHOULDER. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL THEN TRANSFERRED TP NEUROSURGEON FOR TREATMENT OF FRACTURED SKULL WITH BLEEDING FROM EARS & NOSE.

May 8, 1985 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 USING PIPE WRENCY,TRYING TO BREAK A UMP UNIT LOOSE.THE WRENCH SLIPPED,STRIKING PATIENT ON EAR,RIGHT.LACERATION OF RIGHT EAR,SUTURED.

March 4, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS WORKING ON A PUMP USING A CHAIN FALL TO SUSPEND PUMP. CABLE BROKE & FALLS FELL STRIKING HIM IN FACE. LACERATION OF FOREHEAD & BRIDGE OF NOSE.

1984 · 2 incidents

October 4, 1984 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS REMOVING MUCK FROM BELT AND ORE CAME DOWN ON LEFT FOOT. NON-DISPLACED FRACTURE OF LEFT SECOND METATARSAL RESTRICTED DUTY

April 9, 1984 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

INJURED WAS HELPING PUT UNITS INTO ZINC MACHINE & AS UNIT WAS BEIG RAISED BOTTOM HUNG & KICKED DOWN CATCHING HAND BETWEEN UNIT & ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL. CONTUSION & LACERATION OF RIGHT HAND. LACERATION CLEANED & SUTURED.

1983 · 1 incident

January 20, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS BURNING ON PIECE OF 3/4 IN STEEL PLATE WHICH FELL SLID DOWN LACERATING LEFT LOWER LEG