Knoxville Mine — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/25/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned cave-in / release of material occurred underground during the second shift. During the second shift employees were loading shot rock and transporting to surface storage area when employee...
06/25/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The underground mine had a cave-in and the employee is experiencing ringing in the left ear and headaches caused by the loud noise and air pressure.
06/25/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The underground mine had a cave-in and employee is experiencing ringing of the left ear and headaches caused by the loud noise and air pressure.
11/12/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 19d restricted Employee was cleaning out a lifter hole by hand when some rock sluffed off the face and struck them in the back. Result was fractured ribs.
10/07/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was backing up to dump, upon raising box, the rubber pads/bushing pulled apart from the suspension on the rear driver's side wheels causing the weight to shift on the box and tipping the truc...
09/15/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was getting out of a haul truck with left hand on handrail behind door frame and right hand on door. Went to get down and turned body away from truck releasing right hand from the door and u...
12/13/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost The crushing plant had gotten plugged. After getting the plant unplugged EE was helping up a access door back on when EE's coat was snagged by the conveyor belt. EE's arm was pulled into the conveyo...
02/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None Employee was fixing/removing a guard on a tail section of plant. He stood up lifting guard and twisted right knee.
05/15/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL IN ABANDON HEADING NO DAMAGE OR INJURYFILED 30FT OF HEADING BELEIVE THE AREA ABOVE HEADING IS OLD RIVER CHANEL DUE TO WATER EROSION LOST ROOF SUPPORT NO WAY OF KNOWING THIS AREA WAS AS LARGE...
01/07/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A P4 WILDEN DIAPHRAM PUMP OUT OF FACE AREA. HE PICKED PUMP UP WITH ONE HAND (APPROX 20LB.) AND TWISTED TO THE SIDE TO SET THE PUMP DOWN AND FELT PAIN UNDER LEFT SHOULDER B LADE AND...