Mining Incidents

Smokey Preparation Plant Coal

Huntsville, Scott County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4001248

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2010
Latest incident
Aug 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
229
citations
68
significant & substantial
$25,790
proposed penalties
$22,722
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
2014 Q4 23 1 0 43478.3
2014 Q3 718 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,070 2 1 1869.2
2014 Q1 1,005 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 405 2 0 4938.3
2013 Q3 487 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 451 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,212 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

12 on file

2010 · 3 incidents

August 22, 2010 TN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was taking a pipe apart above clean coal screen on 3rd Floor. Twisted left knee stepping down off screen. Knee swelled up over night and he couldn't put much weight on it the next day.

March 17, 2010 TN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
National Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Inner fender of truck came loose - used zipties to secure fender back, knife slipped cutting old tie off and cut wrist

February 15, 2010 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal Corporation · Struck by flying object

Putting safety glasses on, something went in eye. Either came off glasses or could have come off cap.

2007 · 2 incidents

September 7, 2007 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
National Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cut his left knee with a utility knife.

August 20, 2007 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepped off back of mechanic's truck and turned body before picking foot up and twisting knee.

2006 · 1 incident

January 7, 2006 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pulled muscle in lower back while repairing Mack truck drive line.

2004 · 1 incident

July 1, 2004 TN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS RT. KNEE WHILE CLEANING HYDRO-CYCLONE IN PREP. PLANT. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 7/01/04, EE SOUGHT TREATMENT IN AUGUST.

2003 · 1 incident

May 12, 2003 TN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
U S Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN HAND WHEEL TYPE BRAKE ON RAIL CAR. STRAINING TO TIGHTEN BRAKE, EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

2002 · 1 incident

January 8, 2002 TN · Coal truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
U S Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING HAMMER TO DRIVE BEARING OUT OF A GEAR. STRUCK LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER.

2001 · 1 incident

July 16, 2001 TN · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U S Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A 20 HP MOTOR ON RAW COAL SCREEN, LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HANDRAIL.

2000 · 2 incidents

November 11, 2000 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Unknown operator · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING BRAKE PADS ON A CAT 43B BACKHOE EE WAS TURNING REAR END UP ON HIS SIDE IN OREDERTO GET DISK LINED UP HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HISRIGHT LOWER BACK

March 2, 2000 TN · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Unknown operator · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON CABLE FOR TRAIN CARS AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT KNEE. THIS WAS A NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT UNTIL 4/3/00. EMPLOYEE WORKED 4/4/00 AND HAS BEEN OFF SINCE.