Operator was conducting remoting activities in an area known as the 2025 area when a large rock contacted the cab. Operator was found in the cab out past the designated no-go line and sustained fatal injuries.
Every mining fatality in Tennessee
MSHA's accident file records 83 fatalities at mines in Tennessee since 1983, listed by year. Each links to its incident record.
2025 1 fatality
2024 1 fatality
Employee found face down on ground next to loader EE was operating. Responding authorities pronounced employee deceased. Incident is still under investigation.
2023 2 fatalities
The victim was mounting a haul truck tire on a rim when a rim locking ring dislodged and struck employee, causing fatal injuries.
Employee was assisting repair/replace toggle plate and toggle plate bearings on the jaw crusher when they suffered a pinning type injury.
2022 1 fatality
Employee was operating front end loader in the coal shed. For unknown reasons employee left the loader and was engulfed in the coal pile near the grizzly bars for the feeding system.
2021 3 fatalities
Employee was conducting ground control measures when a rock fell striking the employee while high scaling.
A group solely comprised of RWS contractors [MSHA Contractor ID B5045] was working in the mine. A pump sitting on a trailer was moved by RWS contractors by a telehandler, without notification to Nyrstar. RWS hitched the trailer to their telehandler. RWS pulled the trailer up a ramp. The trailer hitch broke. An individual RWS EE traveling on foot behind the trailer was struck
A rail haulage offsider was riding back to the chute to get another load when the locomotive over traveled into the chute causing fatal injuries to the offsider rail employee.
2019 2 fatalities
Plant Manager aggravated a pre-existing injury to the right heel tearing a blood blister while walking over a level drill bench. On July 20th, EE died after complications following surgery after an x-ray revealed a broken right heel bone and torn achilles tendon.
Pending Investigation - Victim was leveling material in a trench made for laying electrical conduit, manager was operating front-end loader above. The front-end loader was being used to back fill the trench when the bank collapsed causing the front-end loader to slide into the trench. The victim was fatally injured when victim was pinned between loader and jersey block.
2016 1 fatality
The injured employee was working in the North East corner of the pit loading shot rock. While waiting for the haul truck to return to the muck pile, the excavator was struck by several large rocks. No one witnessed the accident. The haul truck driver discovered the accident scene and rescue/recovery efforts begun. The excavator operator was fatally injured.
2013 1 fatality
Operator working at site pushing material and apparently went over earthen wall into water.
2012 1 fatality
Victim was inby last row of support when a rock fell on him causing death.
2010 1 fatality
EE was cutting drill head from drill steel. Cutting operation resulted in fragmentation of drill steel. EE was struck by drill steel fragment resulting in his death.
2009 2 fatalities
Truck traveling from mine site. The victim had truck in high gear, truck was out of control, he put truck in ditch and jumped out. Victim received fatal injury to head.
Employee was pinned between concrete structure and wall of hole.
2007 1 fatality
Employee was working approximately 550' down in elevator shaft, working off top of elevator. Beam came loose that was thought to be secured. Employee fell from top of elevator to bottom of shaft, resulting in his death.
2006 2 fatalities
Utility operator was preparing to wash out the rail scale. The loader operator was weighing the loader on the scale. The loader operator announced on the radio that he was moving the loader off the scale. He slowly moved forward when he observed the utility operator on the ground. The utility operator apparently fell and was crushed by the front left tire of the loader.
The employee suffered a fatal electrocution injury while engaged in positioning the electrical MCC building. The boom truck became energized when contacting overhead power lines.
2005 1 fatality
Disassembling a crushing plant. two employees were attempting to remove the motor that drove the hazmac crusher by using a boom truck. The motor became stuck on the motor mount bolts that had been cut off using a torch. The employees then tried to pry it from its stuck position when it freed and came forward.
2004 2 fatalities
EE was changing tire on 10SC shuttle car, had new tire on and was finishing tightening bolts, when the tire exploded and the 2 safety rings struck the victim in the face, left hand and chest area.
Not sure yet. Still under investigation. Theory #1: Natural death. Theory #2: A rock fell from conveyor and struck employee at a glancing blow, causing him to strike metal structure fracturing 12 ribs and puncturing right lung. There were no witnesses.
2003 1 fatality
EMPLOYEE TRAVELING DOWN AN INCLINE ROAD INTO QUARRY LOST CONTROL OF MACHINE AND OVERTURNED. HE SUFFERED A FATAL INJURY.
2002 3 fatalities
BELT CONVEYOR HAD STOPPED DUE TO SPILLAGE, EE WAS WORKING TO CLEAR SPILLAGE, EE REACHED AROUND GUARD & ARM WAS CAUGHT IN TAIL PULLEY WHEN CONVEYOR ROLLED BACK.
EE HAD JUST EXITED HIS DUMP TRUCK AFTER BACKING IT UNDER THE BINS. HE WAS STANDING, LOOKING UP, TALKING TO ANOTHER EE WHO WAS STANDING ABOVE HIM. ANOTHER DRIVER WAS BACKING INTO THE ADJOINING STALL, HIS TRUCKBED STRUCK EE IN THE BACK, KNOCKING HIM TO THE PAVEMENT, THEN THE RIGHT REAR WHEELS RAN OVER HIS BODY. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER TRUCK GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND RAN TO CALL 911.
FOR UNKNOWN REASONS HE LEFT THE QUARRY OFFICE IN A BAD RAIN STORM AND WALKED OUT IN THE PATH OF OUR LOADER AND WAS NOT SEEN. HE WAS STRUCK AND THROWN TO THE OTHER SIDE.
2000 1 fatality
WHEN POSITIONING THE DRILL, THE RIGHT REAR LEVELING FOOT SANK INTO A MUD SEAM ALLOWING THE DRILL TO OVERTURN. THE DRILL SLID OVER THE EDGE OF HIGHWALL AND THE ROCK LEDGE CRUSHED THE DRILL OPER ATORS COMPARTMENT CAUSING DEATH OF DRILL OPERATOR.
1999 2 fatalities
BLUNT FORCE INJURY TO THE HEAD.
TURNING NEW SHAKER PAN OVER WITH BOOM TRUCK. PAN WAS STANDING ON ITS SIDE RELEASED TENSION TO RE-RIG TO THE BOTTOM TO FINISH TURNING--PAN SAT BY ITSELF FOR A FEW MINUTES--EE WALKED BETWEEN THE OPERATORS' SHACK & SHAKER--PAN TIPPED OVER--PINNED EE BETWEEN SHACK AND SHAKER.
1998 2 fatalities
TEAM MEMBERS WERE CONDUCTING ROUTINE RAILCAR LOADOUT PROCEDURES. AFTER PULLING A RAILCAR OFF THE SCALES, HE STEPPED UP TO THE RAILCAR TO UNHOOK IT FROM THE LOADER OPERATOR WHILE IT WAS STILL I N MOTION. AT THE SAME INSTANT THE RAILCAR ROLLED PAST THE LOADER CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.
NO WITNESSES, ASSUMING EE WAS CLEANING TAKE UP PULLEY. APPARENTLY BECAME ENTANGLED IN BELT. EE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE GROUND. LEFT ARM WAS SEVERED AND APPEARED TO HAVE OTHER MULTIPLE INJURIES.
1997 4 fatalities
THEY WERE REPAIRING (PACKING) IN A LIFT CYLINDER JACK WHEN THE I-BEAM HOLDING THE BUCKET APPROX. 12' OFF OF THE GROUND SPLIT DOWN THE CENTER ALLOWING THE BOOM AND BUCKET TO FALL TRAPPING HIM. THIS RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE FATALITY.
EMP WAS FATALLY INJURED FROM CRUSHING INJURY TO UPPER TORSO. LOADER BUCKET WAS POSTIIONED TO THEDUMP POSITION AND LOWERED TO THE GROUND. THE BUCKET SHIFTED AFT, CAUSING THE LIFTING LINGAGE MEC HANISM TO SHIFT AFT. THIS ACTION PINNED THE EMP AGAINST THE FRONT FRAME AND DIFFERENTIAL.
ROCK FELL FROM PILLAR STRIKING GROUND AND FALLING ONTO EMP, CRUSHING HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE DRILL DOGS AT BOTTOM OF DRILL AND ROCK.
ROCK FELL OUT OFF THE BACK IN 4817 STOPE. EE WAS A DRILL OPRATOR WOWRKING IN THAT AREEA. TEH ROCK FELL ON TOP OF THE SECOMA JUMBO KILLING EE INSTANTLY.
1996 1 fatality
EE WAS OPERATING A LOADER. AS HE PULLED OUT ON THE GALLERY INCLINE THE LOADER, FOR REASONS UNKNOWN, RAN AWAY WITH HIM. HE JUMPED, FELL, OR WAS PULLED OUT OF THE LOADER. THE LOADER RAN OVER HIM AND HE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.
1995 3 fatalities
EE WAS PREFORMING BUILD UP WELDING INSIDE THE MISSOUR ROGER 4654 PRIMARY CRUSHER. HE DID NOT FOLLOW SAFETY PRODCEDERES REQUIRING HIM TO LOCK OUT THE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE CRUSHER. APPEARS PO SSIBLE THAT THE ARC FROM WELDER MAY HAVE CAUSED SOME WIRING INT HE STARTING CUIRIT TO FUSE, CAUSING THE CRUSHER TO START.
THIS EE SUFFERED A FATAL HEAD INJURY. HE HAD WALKED TO THE END OF THE BOOM ON THE MECHANICAL SCALER HE WAS OPERATING. ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED LUNCH. HE TOOK A COUPLE STEPS TOWARD HIS MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN A FALL OF ROOF CAUSED FATAL INJURIES TO THE EMPLOYEE.
1993 5 fatalities
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE LOADED M-50 MACK HAUL TRUCK FROM THE PIT TO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER.HE ATTEMTPTED TO TURN IN PREPARATION FOR BACKING UP TO THE DUMP HOPPER.A FIRE APPARENTLY STARTED IN ENG INE AREA AND SPREAD TO THE CAB CO-WORKERS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE EMPLOYEE EXITED THE CAB.
VICTIM WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-75 WHEN FLYING MATERIAL STRUCK THE VECHILE IN WHICH HE WAS A PASSENGER RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES. THE FLYING MATERIAL WAS DIRT OR MUD WHICH WAS DISPELLED FROM A SURFACE MINE WHICH WAS IN THE PROCESS OFBLASTING THIS MATERIAL WAS THROWN APPROX. 240 FT FROM THE BLAST SITE TO THE VECHILE. CHARCEABILITY IS BEING LOOKED INTO.
EE WAS OPERATING LOCOMOTIVE LOOKING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL WHEN HIS HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN LOCOMOTIVE AND MINE ROOF.
ROOF FALL HORSEBACK FELL FROM #1 THRU TO #2 VICTIM CRUSHED UNDER FALL.
ROOF FALL HORSEBACK FELL FROM #1 THRU TO #2 VICTIM CRUSHED UNDER FALL.
1992 4 fatalities
WHILE OPERATING MOTOR GRADER EMPLOYEE BACKED DOWNHILL TO BOTTOM OF INCLINE. EMP STARTED THE GRADER UP THE INCLINE AND HAD MOVED 70 FT WHEN MOTOR QUIT AND GRADER STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS, EMP JUMPED OUT THE L DOOR OF GREADER LANDING ON HIS FEET AND FALLING TO GROUND, THEN THE BACK SIDE OF BLADE HIT HIM AND THEN THE L FRONT TIRE RAN OVER HIM
UNKNOWN REASON FOR EMPLOYEE HAVING HIS HEAD OVER THE BOOM OF THE LEE NORSE BOLT MACHINE ADN RAISING THE BOOM CRUSHING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF WITH THE BOOM OF THE BOLT MACHINE.
FATAL ROOF FALL
FATAL ROOF FALL
1991 3 fatalities
AS DRIVER WAS DUMPING HE BACKED OVER HIGH WALL CAUSING MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND FATAL HEAD INJURIES.
THE VICTIM WAS BACKING UP HIS TRUCK TO DUMP AT PRIMARY CRUSHER. THE TRUCK WENT THROUGH THE BUMPER BLOCK INTO THE HOPPER, TURNED ON IT'S SIDE AND FELL APPROX. 20 FT TO GROUND LEVEL. EMPLOYEES A RRIVING AT THE SCENE FOUND THE VICTIM LYING ON THE GROUND BESIDE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE.
PLANT WAS SHUT DOWN FOR THE DAY, EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP. TURNED PUG MILL PADDLES ON TO EXIT CLEAN UP MATERIAL-EMPLOYEE FELL OR WAS PULLED INTO MIXER BLADES.
1990 4 fatalities
EMPL OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER 28'INBY ROOF SUPPORT WHEN A SECTION OF MINE ROOF FELL ON HIM CAUSING HIS DEATH.
HE WAS DRILLING IN 14-B-2 WEST DRIFT. APPARENTLY HE DRILLED INTO AN ISOLATED POCKET OF METHANE GAS. HE WAS SEVERELY BURNED WHEN THE METHANE EXPLODED AND DIED OF ASPHIXIATION. THE SOURCE OF THE METHANE AND THE SOURCE OF THE IGNITION ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE FACE. HE PROBABLY WAS SCALING. A ROCK FELL FROM THE FACE AND STRUCK HIM, FATALLY INJURING HIM.
TWO ROCK TRUCKS COLLIDED HEAD ON.ON ROAD FROM QUARRY TO CRUSHER.
1989 2 fatalities
THE ACCIDENT BETWEEN THE 2ND & 3RD BREAK. THEY WERE CLEANING UP A ROCK FALL. I,NAME WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP TO CLEAN UP THE ROCK, WHEN A ROCK FROM THE ROOF FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
MUCKING OUT DRIFT AND HAULING IT DOWN GRADE TO A MILL HOLE BELOW. FOR RESONS UNKNOWN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE LOADER. THE LOADER TRAVELED DOWN THE DRILFT APPROX 17' WIDE FOR APPROX 1000'STRIKIN G THE RIBS SEVERAL TIMES. HE WAS FOUND IN THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT WHICH HAD BEEN KNOCKED OFF THE LOADER. HE WAS APPARENTLY KILLED INSTANTLY.
1988 4 fatalities
VICTIM WAS OPERATING A DRILL RIG FOR REASONS UNKNOWN HE GOT OFF THE RIG AND APPARENTLY WAS STANDING BACK NEAR THE RT REAR SIDE APPROX 25 TONS OF ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK DIRECTLY ON HIM
I.NAME,1ST CLASS ELEC,FATALLY INJURED WHEN CONTACTED ENERGIZED 4160 VOLT CONDUCTOR.PLEASE SEE ATTACH NARR.5 PGS.
ROOF BOLT OPERATOR HAD LEFT MACHINE IN NEXT CROSS CUT & WENT IN NO 4 PLACE TO SCALE ROCK TWO COMMELICE ROOF BOLTING ROOF HE WAS PULLING FELL HIT HIM ACROSS BACK & LEGS & DEATH IMMEDIATELY SC OOP MAN WAS WAITING T WO MOVE ROCK
THE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING THE PINION SEALS ON A SCOOP,ELKHORN AR-4 OUTSIDE AT OUT NEW DOUBLE Q MINES.THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE REMOVING A NUT THAT SECURES THE PINION SO THEY DECIDED TO T AKE A TORCH AND HEAT THE NUT TO LOOSEN IT.THE INJURED EMPLOYEE,(NAME),ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT THE TORCH BUT IT WOULD NOT LIGHT.THEY DECIDED THAT THE ACETYLENE TANK WAS EMPTY SO THE DECEASED EMPLOY
1987 4 fatalities
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING ROOF BOLTS WITH A 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AFTER BOLT WAS INSTALLED A LARGE ROCK THAT THE ROOF BOLT HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN FELL AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEES HEAD BETWE EN THE ROCK AND3THE DRILL HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE
TRAVELING UNDER3OVERCAST VICTIM CAUGHT HEAD ON STEEL BEAM WILL OPERATING A S & S 488 SCOOP.
THE VICTIM WAS 8ERVICING THE SCOOP AND APPARENTLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO POSITION THE GREASE FITTINGS HE POSITIONED HIMSELF OVER THE BACK OF THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT AND TRAMMED THE SCOOP FORWARD FROM A HIGH AR9A AND WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND THE ROOF.
CRUSHER WAS TUR3ED OFF DURING EMPLOYEES LUNCH BREAK. HE WENT INTO THE CRUSHER WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE. WHEN THE EMPLOYEES RETURNED TO WORK FROM LUNCH AND ONE OF THEM TURNED ON THE CRUSHER NOT K NOWING I.NAME W5S IN THERE. HE WAS CAUGHT IN THE MACHINE AND DIED INSTANTLY
1986 4 fatalities
THE OPERATOR HA8 BACKED THE DRAGLINE INTO MINING POSITION WITH THE CAB FACING THE PIT. ONCE IN POSITION THE OPERATOR FAILED TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKES. THERE WAS NO SAFETY BERM BETWEEN THE TR ACKS AND THE PI7. THE MACHINE STARTED TRAVELING TOWARD THE HOLE. THE OPERATOR GOT OUT OF THE CAB AND TRIED TO CLIMB OVER THE SAFETY RAIL AS THE MACHINE WAS TRAVELING INTO THE PIT. THE MACHINE
TOO CLOSE TO RI6 CORNER.MOVING GOB ROCK WITH SCOOP FROM #19 X-CUT BETWEEN #2 AND #3 ENTRIES.ENTERING X-CUT TO LOAD SCOOP WHEN HIS HEAD BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP AND RIGHT RIB RESULTING IN FA TAL INJURIES. 3
I.NAME WAS APPA9ENTLY STRUCK BY OR PARTIALLY RUN OVER BY A RAILWAY CAR WHERE HE APPARENTLY WAS STANDING EITHER ON THE CAR OR BETWEEN THE CARS DURING TRAIN MOVEMENT. HE WAS FOUND LYING ACROSS A RAIL UNDERNEAT2 THE RAILWAY CAR.
HE WAS A FOREMA3 AND HE WAS GOING TO MOVE THE WILCOX ROOF BOLTER FROM #2 TO #1 AND HE WAS APPARENTLY RIDING THE ROOF BOLTER AT THE CONTROLS WHEN THE ROOF BOLTER WENT OVER A HUMP AND HIS KNEE HIT THE ROTATIO3 AND UP-PRESSURE AND IT CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE HEAD ON THE ROOF BOLTER
1985 2 fatalities
INJ OPERATING L2ADER ON RAMP BETTWEEN 14 & 16 LEVELS.LOADER WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND STARTED BACK DOWN RAMP.OPERATOR THROWN OR JUMPED FROM LOADER.PRONOUNCED DEAD AT SCENE BY DR. OF CERVICAL FRA CTURE.--TRUCK T9AVELLING UP SAME RAMP,LOADER OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT THE TRUCK.
FACESHOTS SET OFF ADDITIONAL EXPLOSIVES
1984 7 fatalities
INJURED APPARENTLY FELL FROM A PARKED HAULAGE TRUCK TO GROUND LEVEL AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OVER THE TRUCK SUPERSTRUCTURE. AT SOME POINT IN HIS DECENT HE FELL AND STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS H EAD AND LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST A FLAT SURFACE HE WAS FOUND APPROX. 6 FT IN FRONT O THE PARKED TRUCK, LYING ON HIS BACK, WITH ARMS FOLDED OVER HIS CHEST. HIS HARD HAT SOME 4 FT AWAY.
DECEASED WAS PREPARING TO DRILL HEADING.HE WAS ON JUMBO DECK WITH PARTNER.BAULK GROUND FELL FROM BACK DIRECTLY OVER THEM STRIKING BOTH MEN.I.NAME RECEIVED SKULL FRACTURE WITH MASSIVE INJ OF PO STERIOR PARIETAL-OCCIPITAL REGION CAUSING HIS DADEATH.
THIS MAN PINNED BENEATH TRACTOR ON WHICH HE WAS RIDING AFTER TRACTOR TURNED OVER WHEN OPERATOR COULDNT GET VEHICLE INTO LOWER GEAR BEFORE STRIKING RIB ON A RAMP.OPERATOR AND ANOTHER MAN SUSTAI NED MINOR BRUISING INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT.
EMPL LEFT ASSIGNED WORK AREA AND APPARENTLY BACKDED TRACTOR HE WAS OPERATING OFF MUCKPILE IN AN INACTIVE AREA.NO MECHANICAL DEFECT AFFECTING SAFE OPERATION OF TRACTOR WAS DISCOVERED DURING IN VESTIGATION..DRIVING IN 69-12 STOPE.LOOKING FOR DRINKING WATER TOOK WRONG TURN DROVE DOWN LARGE DRIFT OVER BENCH 25\ HIGH.3RD SHIFT FOREMAN FOUND TRACTOR UPSIDE DOWN,VICTIM LYING IN WATER.
I.NAME AND I.NAME HOOKING PEDESTAL MOUNTED FLOOD LIGHTS.I.NAME DRIVING #9 TRUCK WITH MAN LIFT BOOM ON IT.WHEN HE PARKED TRUCK SET HANDBRAKE AND GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO HELP I.ANEM UNTANGLE POWER C ORD.I.NAME TOLD I.NAME TO GET BACK IN TRUCK AND TURN ON LIGHTS AND START PTO SO BOOM COULD BE USED.I.NAME STATED WHEN HE TURNED TO GO BACK AROUND TRUCK IT WAS ROLLING TOWARD THEM.HE JUMPED OU
SCOOP OPERATOR SHIFTED MACHINE WHILE IN HIGHER TOP, UNDER LOW TOP, WHICH CAUGHT OPERATOR CRUSHING RIB CAGE
VICTIM WAS DRILLING WITH JUMBO IN HEADING ON CHEROKEE 18N17 SUB 6 WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY BAULK GROUND WHICH FELL FROM APPROXIMATELY 4FT OVERHEAD STRIKING HIM APPARENTLY KILLING HIM INSTANTLY FR OM ACUTE FRACTURE OF NECK THE GROUND WAS APPROX 3FT IN DIAMETER 4IN THICK WEIGHED APPROX 300-400LBS
1983 5 fatalities
VICTIM WAS TRAMMING BATTERY-POWERED TRACTOR PULLING 4 LOADED CARS FROM WORKING FACE TO SURFACE.FOUND LYING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD CARS 1 MI FROM FACE.VICTIMS CAP-LAMP CORD WAS BROKEN AND APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CAUGHT BY WHEEL OF 1ST LOADED CAR PULLING HIM FROM OPERATOR COMPARTMENTBENEATH WHEEL OL LOADED CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF CLEANING BIN OCURRENCE OF CAVE IN EMPLOYEE COVERED WITH MATERIAL DEATH BY APHYXIATION OCCURRED BEFORE RESCUE COULD TAKE PLACE
HIGH VOLTAGE ,SELF CONTAINED SUBSTATION WAS NOT DEENERGIZED WHILE ELECTRICTIAN WAS TESTING OR TROUBLE-SHOOTING THE 120 VOLT A.C.CONTROL CIRCUIT,IN A LOCATION WHERE ENERGIZED HIGH VOLTAGE COMP ONENTS WERE EXPOSED.
THIS LOADER OPERATOR RAN OVER SPILLED MUCK ALONG THE RIGHT RIB IN A TRACK HAULAGE DRIFT, AND THE MAN WAS STRUCK BY THE CHUTE OPPOSITE THE SPILLAGE. THE LOADER THEN RAN INTO THE COMPRESSED AIR LINE ALONG THE RIGHT RIB CAUSING THE AIR LINE TO BLOW APART BEFORE THE LOADER CAME TO A STOP WITH THE BUCKET AGAINST THE RIGHT RIB. THE LOADER WAS FOUND IN SECOND GEAR APPROX. SEVENTY FEET FR
MAKING FINAL CUT ON PILLAR RECOVERY OF 40\ STUMPS WHEN TOP FAILED GIVING NO WARNING.