Mining Incidents

Gorgas Pit Coal

Russell Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Russell Vester H
Gorgas, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0101248

MSHA record for Gorgas Pit (mine ID 0101248). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
Mar 1986
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1986 · 1 incident

March 24, 1986 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Russell Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL TAKING BEL5Y PAN OFF DOZER.AFTER REMOVING BOLTS PAN WAS STUCK.EMPL HIT PAN WITH HAMMER CAUSING IT TO FALL ON HIS LEG.

1985 · 3 incidents

August 3, 1985 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Russell Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE OPERATING A DOZER WAS JOLTED WHEN HE HIT A LARGE ROCK HURTING HIS LOWER BACK

May 22, 1985 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Russell Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OVER MATERIAL WHERE HE WAS WORKING WITH DOZER HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH TURNED CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS ANKLE

January 7, 1985 AL · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Russell Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING WORK TO BE PERFORMED ON SHOVEL, WHILE WIPING DIRT OFF OF A PIECE OF METAL HE CUT INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND CUT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES

1984 · 3 incidents

December 6, 1984 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Russell Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

2100 SHOVEL WAS LOADING TRUCK IN WHICH EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A BIG ROCK FELL OFF THE SHOVEL BUCKET WHEN IT HIS THE TRUCK BED IT BOUNCED THE DRIVER AROUND INSIDE THE TRUCK

October 30, 1984 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Russell Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF LOADER AND MISSED LAST STEP ON THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO STRETCH AND TWIST HIS BACK

January 17, 1984 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Russell Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER IN MUDDY CONDITIONS. AT THE END OF THE SHIFT, THE EMPLOYEE STARTED OFF THE DOZER TO CLEAN TRACKS. EMPLOYEE\S FOOT SLIPPED ON TRACK CLEET AND TURNED HIS ANKLE OVER.

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