Injured employee sustained fatal injuries resulting from head trauma after jumping or being thrown from the lead locomotive of a supply trip at crosscut 16 on east mains track.
Oak Grove Resources LLC operator
Controlled by
ERP Compliant Fuels, LLC
MSHA operator ID: 0051343
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- Fatalities
- 3
- Total incidents
- 481
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 2003–2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
8,849
citations
3,168
significant & substantial
$11,946,835
proposed penalties
$8,210,721
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities · 46 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 28 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 147 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 111 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 51 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 22 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2019
3
2018
16
2017
26 (1f)
2016
34 (1f)
2015
14
2014
15
2013
40
2012
56
2011
48
2010
30
2009
37
2008
43 (1f)
2007
25
2006
30
2005
35
2004
19
2003
10
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
3 recorded
June 19, 2017
AL · Coal
examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Oak Grove Resources LLC
· Struck against stationary object
December 2, 2016
AL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · MACHINERY
Oak Grove Resources LLC
· Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
During Longwall setup procedures, two service representatives from shield manufacturer were installing yield valves on shields. The deceased was positioned behind leg jacks installing yield valves on tilt jack, while second representative began to install yield valves on leg jack. Plugs from both jacks were removed causing the shield canopy to collapse crushing the victim.
May 22, 2008
AL · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Oak Grove Resources LLC
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
employee was caught between two pieces of equipment resulting in fatal injuries