Mining Incidents

Blue Creek Processing Coal

Berry, Tuscaloosa County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0103609

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2025
16
citations
5
significant & substantial
$4,638
proposed penalties
$4,624
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 24,503 4 2 163.2
2025 Q3 19,686 5 2 254.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

November 22, 2025 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Warrior Met Coal BC, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Accident was not observed by any witness and injured employee does not remember circumstances of the accident. Injured employee has a broken nose, received stitches and staples and had bruises.

June 17, 2025 AL · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Warrior Met Coal BC, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pulled end flange off refuse screen and was hit with water. Requested medical attention and an MRI. Conducted surgery on knee on 9-13-2025 and was first day of lost time for employee.