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Shannon Mine No. 3 Coal

RJR Mining Company, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Otis R Robison Jr

Adger, Jefferson County, AL · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0103523

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2021–2025
Latest incident: Aug 2025

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2019

citations

significant & substantial

$26,372

proposed penalties

$26,372

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
2025 Q4	38,910	3	1	77.1
2025 Q3	42,545	2	0	47.0
2025 Q2	0	0	0
2025 Q1	44,398	3	2	67.6
2024 Q3	0	0	0
2024 Q2	0	3	2
2024 Q1	39,212	7	3	178.5
2023 Q4	45,605	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

2025 · 1 incident

August 13, 2025 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

RJR Mining Company, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Maintenance Employee attempting to loosen bolt/nut on boom/carousel on pump truck when wrench slipped off and the back of the employee's left hand struck sharp edge of plate on top of carousel resulting in a laceration to the back of the left hand.

2023 · 2 incidents

April 3, 2023 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

RJR Mining Company, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Cat 777 off road truck driver went through the berm. Truck flipped on its back. Bed was replaced, hand rails and window, and placed back in service.

March 28, 2023 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS

RJR Mining Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Picking up loading hose from ground level and experienced pain in low back.

2021 · 1 incident

January 28, 2021 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

RJR Mining Company, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking on drill pattern that was sloped, wet and muddy, when employee lost balance resulting in a sprain to right knee.