Middle Tennessee Mine — Accidents

Total: 263 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/04/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Miner was using a razor blade to open a PM kit when he cut his opposing hand between his index finger and thumb.
02/22/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was using a sledge hammer to break bearings loose on a pulley when a fragment of metal broke loose and struck miner's right shoulder.
02/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Miner developed tendonitis in shoulder from handling drill steel.
01/06/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 124d restricted Miner was driving a loaded haul truck to the raise when he hit his right elbow on the fire suppression system.
11/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost A miner handed a roll of det cord to another miner who was working in a man basket. The first miner turned to walk away when the second miner dropped the roll of det cord, which hit the first miner in...
10/22/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was getting into the water truck when his foot was caught in a small ditch causing him to strain his left knee.
10/18/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner developed tendonitis in his left shoulder from operating the mechanical scaler controls.
09/13/2012 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner and co-worker were cutting an electrical cable to install a fan when an arch flash occurred.
09/13/2012 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner and co-worker were cutting an electrical cable to install a fan when an arc flash occurred.
08/22/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was driving a haul truck when he hit a pot hole, which caused him to hit his head on the roof of the truck.
08/06/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Miner was operating a loader when he began to have pain in his lower back. He relates the pain to twisting to look behind him and being jarred by movement of equipment.
08/06/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing camera in the ceiling area of the warehouse when stung by an insect.
07/25/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Miner developed a standard threshold shift in his hearing.
07/18/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 155d restricted Miner was walking in the 7-W area when he tripped over a rock and fell. Case was first aid initially, but became reportable on 11/14/2012.
07/13/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was scaling from a basket when a rock that he had loosened began to fall. The falling rock caused the farthest end of the scaling bar to come down and hit the rail of the basket. Then the clo...
06/24/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Miner was driving a haul truck when he hit a rock in the road causing him to hit his head on the roof of the cab.
06/12/2012 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner picked up a pump when he felt a shock.
05/29/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 33d restricted Employee developed pain in left shoulder from hand scaling, and handling drill rods and buckets.
05/17/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Employee was using a hydraulic wrench when it slipped and landed on his right hand.
05/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Throwing tires off the bed of a truck when his back starting hurting.
04/21/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Miner develop back pain while operating mechanical scaler.
04/12/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Miner developed hearing loss over the past year.
03/20/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 32d restricted Employee was walking down the hill from the change house when he tripped and fell.
03/17/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Miners underground were evacuated because the man hoist lost power due to a thunderstorm.
03/15/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 3d restricted Miner was shoveling muck from the # 3 shaft pit when he felt pain and burning in his abdomen.
03/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was struck on the arm by a chain wrench cylinder.
02/28/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was driving a haul truck when he hit a rock causing his head to hit the roof of the truck cab.
02/20/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Miner when stepping off a DUX truck in shop area felt right knee pop
02/07/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Miner was exiting the cab of a claw machine when he lost his footing causing him to twist his ankle.
01/29/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Driving haul truck, swerved to miss a rock, hit rib, which caused driver to hit his head against a nut on the window frame.
01/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Miner was lifting and pouring 5 gallon buckets of rock drill (oil), which caused pain in his right shoulder.
12/30/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 36d restricted Miner was changing the centralizer on the test drill when the drill steel came loose and caught his finger between the steel and the centralizer.
11/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Miner was adjusting the packing in a tailings pipe when muck sprayed in his face and eyes.
11/17/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Repairing a drill boom when it slid off a stand trapping the miner between the stand and the carrier.
11/17/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 63d lost, 35d restricted Miner was lifting a 5 gallon bucket of chain when he strained his right arm.
11/13/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted After tagging in underground, miner turned to walk away when he tripped over a cooler/lunch container.
11/08/2011 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted Miner's hand was hit by fly rock when an unplanned blast occurred. The incident did not impede passage or impair ventilation.
11/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Miner was repairing a face drill oiler when the base plate fell and hit an aerosol paint can causing it to bust and spray paint into his face.
10/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Miner was loosening a roof bolt from the back when he felt pain in his lower abdomen.
10/04/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was drilling a hole in a drive shaft when he began having pain in his right elbow
09/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee mashed finger between tailgate and cable spool during job cleanup. Cut on left hand ring finger requiring 8 stitches.
08/31/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Miner was lifting a crate of drill samples when he felt a pop in his wrist.
08/26/2011 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost At the end of the crew meeting, miner stood up from a seated position on a bench in the safety huddle room when he began to have pain in his low back.
08/25/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 5d restricted Miner was using a wrench to tighten the drill slide when the wrench slipped and mashed two fingers.
08/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was installing a new hammer on a roof bolter when he dropped the hammer on his hand.
06/21/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee began having back pain while riding down the decline in a truck. Employee was jarred due to rough road.
06/06/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 76d restricted Employee was walking in gravel when he slipped and fell into a MCC hitting his right shoulder.
05/30/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Miner was using a large pipe wrench to loosen a nut when he twisted his back.
05/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 78d restricted Employee was removing a door when he cut a guy wire the hydraulic cylinder came down on his thumb.
05/05/2011 ELECTRICAL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 11d restricted Miner was using a meter to check voltage with a arc flash occured causing burns to both hands.