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Pleasant Grove #20 Coal

Costain Coal Inc · Surface

Controlled by Costain Group PLC

Townley, Walker County, AL · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0102707

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 9
Years on record: 1988–1993
Latest incident: Nov 1993

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1993 · 1 incident

November 11, 1993 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Costain Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS REMOVING AN AIR FILTER TO BE BLOWN OUT WITH AIR HOSE. AS HE TRIED TO TURN AND CLIMB DOWN THE LADDER THE EE SLIPPED WHEN HE GRABBED HOLD OF THE HANDRAIL HE TWISTED AROUND HURTING HIS BACK AND SHOULDER ONLY HAVING HOLD OF THE HANDRAIL UNTIL ONE ARM. THE EE DID NOT MISS ANYTIME TUNTIL FOUR DAYS AFTER HIS HAPPENED.

1991 · 5 incidents

June 19, 1991 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Costain Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SERVICING A OF EQUIP THE EMP WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN BOTTOM LIP

April 15, 1991 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Costain Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORKING ON DRAGLINE HOLDING SWINGER BAND INPLACE BOLT WAS BEING REPLACED STRAINED HIMSELF

April 6, 1991 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Costain Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE EMPLOYEE WAS MAINTANING THE PARKING LOT AT THE MINE WHEN HE STARTED DOWN A SMALL EMBANKMENT TO RETRIEVE AN OLD USED AIR FILTER, THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL FRACTURING HIS RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE ANKLE.

February 23, 1991 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Costain Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL CLIMBING OFF LOADER TO START FUELING HIS MACHINE -BOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN LADDER AND STEP CAUSING FALL AGAINST SIDE OF FUEL TRUCK.

February 7, 1991 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Costain Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF THE LOADER TO CHECK THE OIL ON HIS MACHINE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LOADER STEP CAUSING HIM TO TURN HIS ANKLE AS HE HIT THE GROUND

1990 · 2 incidents

April 6, 1990 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE

Costain Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING A PAN, THE OPERATOR WAS TURNED TO HIS RIGHT WATCHING THE BACK OF THE MACHINE DUMP HIS LOAD OF MATERIAL WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL DROPPED INTO A HOLE, JARRING AND BOUNCING THE EMPLOY EE HURTING HIS BACK.

March 6, 1990 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Costain Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE PLACING HOOK ROLLER IN PARTS TRAILER EMPL FINGER WAS SMASHED & CUT AGAINT SET OF METAL STEPS.

1988 · 1 incident

December 17, 1988 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Costain Coal Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SERVICING DOZER HE STEPED FROM PUSH ARM TO GROUND INTO DOZER TRACK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST AND FRACTURE L. ANKLE.