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Hickory Grove Coal

Reed Minerals, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by NACCO Industries Inc

Poplar Springs, Winston County, AL · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0102639

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 6
Years on record: 2000–2005
Latest incident: Oct 2005

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$4,285

proposed penalties

$4,285

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
2007 Q1	13,336	6	1	449.9
2006 Q4	2,805	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	0	0	0
2005 Q4	13,783	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	10,155	6	4	590.8
2005 Q1	10,672	7	1	655.9
2004 Q3	0	0	0
2004 Q1	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

6 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

October 29, 2005 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

National Coal of Alabama Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was running dozer, while ripping hard rock. The retainer holding the pin in the ripper tooth broke. He was unaware the tooth was hot; he attempted to drive the pin back into the ripper tooth and when his hand came in contact with the tooth, he burned his left hand.

January 31, 2005 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

National Coal of Alabama Inc · Struck against a moving object

HIT HEAD ON TOP OF CAB OF DOZER.

2003 · 1 incident

January 17, 2003 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

National Coal of Alabama Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOLD A 3-1/4" NUT WITH A WRENCH WHEN THE NUT TURNED CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB.

2002 · 1 incident

May 6, 2002 AL · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

National Coal of Alabama Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ADJUSTING CONVEYOR BELT ON COAL CRUSHER USING A PAIR OF COMEALONGS TO PULL BELT TOGETHER. WHEN HE STARTED TO RELEASE THE COMEALONGS HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDLE. THE HANDLE HIT EE AB OVE RT EYE REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.

2001 · 1 incident

December 14, 2001 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

National Coal of Alabama Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS LOADING AN IDLER FROM THE P&H DRAGLINE ONTO A TRUCK; THE IDLER SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER UNDER IT.

2000 · 1 incident

June 22, 2000 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

National Coal of Alabama Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BEARING WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL. HE MISSED THE CHISEL WITH THE HAMMER AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND.