Mining Incidents

New Market Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Asarco Inc · Facility
Jefferson County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4000868

MSHA record for New Market Mill (mine ID 4000868). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Apr 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1987 · 1 incident

April 13, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Asarco Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A LHD CLEANING UP AROUND THE SURFACE STOCKPILE. THE LOADER RAN AWAY DOWN GRADE AND WENT OVER AN APPORX. 12 FOOT HIGH EMBANKMENT BEFORE COMING TO REST WITH THE LOADER ST ILL ON THE BANK1 EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE ENGINE DIED AND THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD. AN INVESTIGATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THE LOADER TO BE IN GOOD ORDER WITH WORKING BRAKES

1986 · 1 incident

December 1, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Asarco Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO GREASE CONVEYOR IDLERS REMOVED TAIL PULLEY GUARD AND WITH BELT STILL RUNNING ATTEMPTED TO KNOCK MUD OFF IDLER WITH CLAW HAMMER HAMMER WAS CAUGHT IN BELT AND PULLED AR M BETWEEN BELT 5ND ROLLER

1983 · 5 incidents

November 18, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Asarco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CLEARING BRUSH USING A CHAINSAW THE SAW KICKED BACK, LACERATING HIS LEFT THIGH. THE INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES BUT DIDNT RESULT IN ANY LOST TIME

October 11, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Asarco Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

USING BAR TO REMOVE BELTS FROM COUPLING ON BALL MILL.BAR SLIPPED AND HE MASHED FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND CATWALK.

July 18, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Asarco Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS REMOVING BELT SCRAPER WHEN ONE END CAME CLEAR FRAME THE OTEHR END SWUNG UP CATCHING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER AGAINST THE CONVEYOR FRAME

May 16, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Asarco Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS OPENING A VALVE ON T HE TAILING L INE. THE VALVE WAS STUCK. INJURED PULLED ON HANDLE WITH BOTH HANDS &3 THE VALVE OPENED SUDDENLY & HE MASHED HIS THUMB AGAINST THE VLAVE SET SCR EW.

February 1, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Asarco Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

TRIPPED WHILE WALKING ACROSS OPERATORS DECK AND STRUCK ELECTRIC HEATER WITH RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN 2ND DEGREE BURN.

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