Mining Incidents

Yeshic Mine Coal

Yeshic, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Twin Pines LLC
Brantleyville, Shelby County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103417

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2009–2011
Latest incident
Apr 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
23
citations
9
significant & substantial
$5,213
proposed penalties
$5,213
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 Q3 0 0 0
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
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2011 · 1 incident

April 23, 2011 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Yeshic, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Exiting truck when foot slipped causing employee to strike knee on step resulting in broken patella.

2010 · 2 incidents

September 16, 2010 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Twin Pines Coal Company, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was using a rope to pull the hood open on the service truck. While pulling the rope, slipped causing the employee to fall backwards, landing on his rear-end.

April 22, 2010 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Twin Pines Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing down from the service truck when he slipped and twisted his left knee.

2009 · 4 incidents

December 10, 2009 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Twin Pines Coal Company, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was changing a fuel filter on a CAT D10 dozer, when his foot slipped on the track, causing him to fall to the ground on his left arm. Jammed his arm around the elbow.

November 5, 2009 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Twin Pines Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was putting discharge hose on pump in pit. He cranked pump and it blew off the discharge hose at the pump. The hose struck employee in the chest.

October 13, 2009 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Twin Pines Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting off his service truck when he slipped and felt something pop in his left knee.

October 10, 2009 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Twin Pines Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was cleaning coal in the pit, he got off of his trackhoe to move a pump hose. When he moved the hose it caused a rock to slide off the dig face and roll down and struck him in the lower left leg and foot.