Mining Incidents

North River Surface Coal

Controlled by Chevron Corporation
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102182

MSHA record for North River Surface (mine ID 0102182). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Apr 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

April 4, 1984 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North River Energy Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ REPORTED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO THREAD A SHORT PIECE OF CHAIN THROUGH A CRANE HOOK THE CHAIN MUST HAVE HAD A SHARP BURR OR A LINK WHICH RESULTED IN A CUT TO THE INJUREDS LEFT HAND BETWEEN T THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER

1983 · 2 incidents

June 3, 1983 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
North River Energy Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS SCRAPING MUD AND DEBRI OFF OF COAL SEAM WITH A 980 COAL LOADER THE LOADER WENT OFF THE EDGE AT THE COAL SEAM 12 INCH DROP AND THE BUCKET DUG INTO THE BOTTOM WHICH CAUSED A SUDDEN JOLT TEH INJUERD STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE WINDSHELID

January 18, 1983 AL · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
North River Energy Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STATED HE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT A SMALL STRIP OF WOOD THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB

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