Mining Incidents

Bennett Coal

Controlled by Simmons George M
Oneonta, Blount County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102450

MSHA record for Bennett (mine ID 0102450). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Nov 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1985 · 7 incidents

November 21, 1985 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL PUTTING FU9L INTO DRAGLINE-WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

June 24, 1985 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE DRAG CABLE ON DRAGLINE & INJURED HIS BACK.

May 13, 1985 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON DOZER; PUTTING BELLY PAN UNDER DOZER. IT FELL OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FOOT.

May 9, 1985 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE GOT OFF DOZER TO MAKE INSPECTION OF EQUIPMENT AND AREA AFTER RAIN SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND

May 7, 1985 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING SHIEVES ON FAIRLEAD ON DRAGLINE & GOT PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE. REQUIRING TO BE REMOVED AT HOSPITAL.

January 4, 1985 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SAYS HE IS NOT SURE HE WAS LOADING WET BAGS AND USING A HAND SHOVEL THAT DAY WHEN HIS BACK STARTED HURTING HIM

1984 · 3 incidents

October 9, 1984 AL · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS OPERATING DRILL PIECE OF METAL OFF THE TOP OF DRILL MAST FELL ON LEFT FOOT

September 11, 1984 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMP WAS OPERATING DRAGLINE RAISED UP AND WHEN IT CAME DOWN EMP WAS THROWN TO THE FLOOR OF DRAGLINE

September 2, 1984 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMP WAS CHANGING DRAG CABLE ON DRAGLINE AS HE WAS PUSHING CABLE INTO SOCKET RT WRIST SNAPPED AND TORE TENDONS IN WRIST

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