Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SEVERE BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL FROM DRIVING HAUL TRUCK FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
Gleason Mines Metal/Non-Metal
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Imerys S A
Gleason,
Weakley County,
TN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4001046
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- Apr 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
6
citations
0
significant & substantial
$433
proposed penalties
$433
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q3 | 2,244 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,902 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,103 | 1 | 0 | 322.3 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 500000.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 8,951 | 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
2 on file2001 · 1 incident
2000 · 1 incident
February 8, 2000
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, AND THE DOCTOR ALLEGED IT TO BE WORK RELATEDHE OPERATES A FRONTEND LOADER FEEDING A SHREDDER, THIS REQUIRES VERY LITTLE WRIST MOVEMENT.