Mining Incidents

Pit #1 Coal

Controlled by Costain Group PLC
Haleyville, Franklin County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0101791

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1985 · 1 incident

July 17, 1985 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dime Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING3UP ON SHOE FO 7500 MARION DRAGLINE WHEN BACK WENT OUT. PULLED BACK OUT OF PLACE.

1984 · 3 incidents

September 20, 1984 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dime Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 2" PIN INTO BEARING CAP. PINCHED RING & LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE & PEDISTAL.

June 2, 1984 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dime Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A REPAIR LINK TO PUT ON A TRUCK THE LINK SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMP TO TWIST HIS LEFT ELBOW

January 28, 1984 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dime Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WHEN PUTTING A PIN INTO THE CROWS FOOT OF THE 7500 DRAGLINE AN EMPLOYEE OF DIME COAL WAS DRIVING THE PIN INTO PLACE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. UPON STRIKING THE PIN A PIECE OF METAL FLECKED OFF OF IT AND STRUCK MR. MADDOX IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NECK.

1983 · 4 incidents

October 19, 1983 AL · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Unknown operator · Struck by flying object

WHEN BRADDING A WELD WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF THE WELD CHIPPED OFF AND STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE LEFT HAND. 5 STITCHES REQUIRED.

October 3, 1983 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Unknown operator · Fall from machine

REAGGRAVATION OF OLD BACK INJUURY.

September 14, 1983 AL · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Unknown operator · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN SWINGING THE RACK ON THE BE DRILL 40R THE RACK SWUNG OUT AND PINNED HIS RIGHT LEG

March 27, 1983 AL · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Unknown operator · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DOOR OF RRT50 ROBBINS DRILL SLAMMED ON LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER 3 STITCHES REQUIRED ALSO BONE BROKEN ON TIP OF FINGER