Mining Incidents

Free Dome Coal IncMining Incidents in 2002

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Free Dome Coal Inc operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2002
1
Total incidents
2
Year
2002

Top incident classifications

  1. 01POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
  2. 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident

All incidents in 2002

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A SHUTTLE TO THE MINER ON 0001-0 SECTION WHEN THE SHUTTLE CANOPY STRUCK A ROOF BOLT. THE POST OF THE S/C BROKE CAUSING THE CANOPY TO COME OFF STRIKING HIS HEAD. THE VICTIM WAS FLOWN TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TN HOSPITAL IN KNOXVILLE, TN AND IS LISTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THE VICTIM DIED IN A CARE FACILITY ON MAY 27, 2007.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON A HEAD DRIVE REDUCER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL IMBEDDED IN ABDOMINAL AREA. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Free Dome Coal Inc's numeric MSHA operator ID.