Mining Incidents

Sloan Mountain Mine Coal

Warrior, Jefferson County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103180

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2007–2012
Latest incident
Jun 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
130
citations
35
significant & substantial
$28,406
proposed penalties
$28,406
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
2020 Q1 320 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,436 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 11,107 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 9,878 2 1 202.5
2018 Q4 21,919 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 752 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 20,319 7 3 344.5
2017 Q4 33,812 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

2012 · 1 incident

June 13, 2012 AL · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
M S & R Equipment Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Welder was lifting 1" steel tubing with autocrane to weld crack. While using left hand to operate crane remote, he rested his right hand on beam next to cable hook. Cable hook slipped and crushed finger nail segment of index finger between hook and steel tubing. End of index finger was almost completely severed and was not able to be re-attach.

2011 · 1 incident

September 21, 2011 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M S & R Equipment Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was connecting the master link on the tracks on a D10 Bulldozer and the link flipped over and caught his finger.

2009 · 1 incident

May 1, 2009 AL · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M S & R Equipment Company Inc · Fall from machine

Employee jumped from his working location. Jumped 6 to 8 feet to the ground. He made the statement that his feet was hurting. Co. supervisor took employee to clinic. Doctor said his heel was cracked and to stay off it for 4 weeks.

2007 · 1 incident

January 13, 2007 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
M S & R Equipment Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Blaster was loading the inside row of blast holes with explosives when several rocks rolled down the highwall. One rock struck him in the right side of his forehead, resulting in a laceration requiring 10 sutures.