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Kopper Glo Preparation Plant Coal

Kopper Glo Mining, LLC · Facility

Controlled by Industrial Minerals Group LLC

Clairfield, Claiborne County, TN · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4001038

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 10
Years on record: 2000–2018
Latest incident: Nov 2018

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

290

citations

significant & substantial

$39,266

proposed penalties

$34,262

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2021 Q1	360	3	0	8333.3
2020 Q4	1,352	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	1,456	1	0	686.8
2020 Q1	15,758	3	0	190.4
2019 Q3	17,416	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	13,911	9	2	647.0
2017 Q4	13,539	1	1	73.9
2017 Q3	16,323	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2018 · 2 incidents

November 6, 2018 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Kopper Glo Mining, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was walking down three (3) steps to the concrete basement floor. As the employee was stepping from the last of the 3 steps to the basement, EE caught heel on the last step or the left foot slipped and EE tried to catch self to keep from falling which resulted in an injury to the left ankle.

March 27, 2018 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Kopper Glo Mining, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was using a large hammer to hit on a belt roller to break it loose from the steel structure. EE was holding the roller with their left hand. As EE was swinging the hammer with the right hand and hitting the roller, they missed the belt roller and hit a finger with the hammer. This resulted in a laceration to the left ring finger, requiring six (6) sutures to close the wound.

2017 · 1 incident

July 17, 2017 TN · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Kopper Glo Mining, LLC · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was walking beside the Rail Road cars at the load out facility checking the doors on the cars. The employee stepped onto a rock and the rock rolled over and the employee fell into a small ditch. The employee continued to work and did not receive any medical treatment until 7/19/2017.

2013 · 1 incident

December 5, 2013 TN · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Kopper Glo Fuel Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

While installing drive belts on a 34 flex tooth raw coal crusher employees little finger of his left hand became pinched between the drive sheave and drive belt.

2012 · 1 incident

June 26, 2012 TN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Kopper Glo Fuel Inc · Struck against a moving object

The driver was turning over hill and started to down shift to lower gear. And let it roll too fast and couldn't get in gear. Resulting in a runaway. And overturned the truck causing the skins and abrasions on his body.

2007 · 1 incident

June 1, 2007 TN · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor FIRE

Kopper Glo Fuel Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was using starter fluid to remove grease when flames were ignited by 500 Watt flood light.

2005 · 2 incidents

November 30, 2005 TN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Kopper Glo Fuel Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was pouring muriatic acid from 5 gallon pail into 1000 gallon open tank. Employee's foot slipped and his safety glasses slid to the end of his nose resulting in acid splashing into right eye.

July 28, 2005 TN · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Kopper Glo Fuel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ON KNEE'S SHOVELING COAL AND TWISTED KNEE.

2002 · 1 incident

August 14, 2002 TN · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Kopper Glo Fuel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPENING FRONT END LOADER IN COAL STOCKPILE WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON LOADER. HE HURT LOWER BACK.

2000 · 1 incident

August 31, 2000 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Kopper Glo Fuel Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STEEP EMBANKMENT AT MINE SITE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET GRASS FALLING ON LEFT SHOULDER.