Mining Incidents

Flat Top Mine Coal

Jasper, Jefferson County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0100627

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2016–2021
Latest incident
Jul 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
52
citations
18
significant & substantial
$10,738
proposed penalties
$10,738
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
2022 Q4 3,370 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,202 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 12,405 5 1 403.1
2022 Q1 23,339 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,304 4 1 1736.1
2021 Q2 28,569 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 26,215 5 1 190.7
2020 Q4 1,640 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

4 on file

2021 · 2 incidents

July 2, 2021 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Best Coal Inc. · Struck against a moving object

The operator of the 775 haul truck left the pit loaded with coal and started up the ramp when EE felt the truck lost traction or bogged down on the hill. The truck backed down the ramp and into the highwall causing a whiplash like accident causing injury to the operator's neck and shoulder.

April 8, 2021 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Lake Mining, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on a rock truck in a sitting position, when they stood up they lost balance. Employee did not fall but when they caught themselves they pulled a muscle in right bicep.

2018 · 1 incident

December 14, 2018 AL · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Lake Mining, Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Employee was driving a rock truck returning back to the North Pratt washer via Flat Top mine entrance road. While traveling back, on the right-hand side of the road, employee veered off to the left-hand side of the road, running the truck off into a hollow along the mine entrance.

2016 · 1 incident

August 14, 2016 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Lake Mining, Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee standing on top of oil tote changing pump out from one tote to the other, when EE slipped and mashed thumb between the pump and the oil tote.