Mining Incidents

Surface Mine #1 Coal

Jasper, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103019

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2008–2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
20
citations
5
significant & substantial
$5,795
proposed penalties
$5,007
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
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 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

2011 · 1 incident

2010 · 1 incident

February 13, 2010 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Drummond Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pulling emulsion hose from bore-hole when employee experienced pain in low back.

2009 · 2 incidents

November 20, 2009 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Drummond Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

Rock truck operator backed over the dumping point.

September 24, 2009 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Drummond Company Inc · Fall from machine

The operator was boarding his dozer at the beginning of the shift, his foot slipped off the cat track causing him to fall to the ground, fracturing his left arm. Working conditions were dry and it was daylight.

2008 · 2 incidents