Mining Incidents

Wolf Creek Coal

Oakman, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102849

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1990–1995
Latest incident
Aug 1995

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
January 20, 1992 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

15095DEPENDENT HAULER WAS DELIVERING 2 SPOOLS OF WIRE ROPE.DURING THE UNLOADING PROCESS AN UNRESTRAINED ROLLED,PINNING THE TRUCK DRIVER BETWEEN THE REELS.THE VICTIM APPEARED TO HAVE SUSTAINED 76229BLE FRACTURES TO THE PELVIC AREA.

Reportable incidents

7 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1995 · 1 incident

August 17, 1995 AL · Coal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DUMPING LOAD IN ROCK TRUCK EE STATES LOAD SHIFTED CAUSING TRUCK TO OVERTURN AND ROLL DOWN EMBANKMENT 2 SMALL LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES TO EE.

1994 · 1 incident

April 4, 1994 AL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS SPIL STEPPED ON ROCK LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. DURING HIS FALL THERE WAS A TWISTING MOTION CREATING BACK STRAIN AND BRUISED HIP.

1993 · 1 incident

April 26, 1993 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON DOZER, MOVING FROM A TOP THE MACHINE TO GO UNDERNEATH, FOOT SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE JUMPED TO GROUND AND LANDED AWAKWARDLY. FELT BURNING SENSATION IN BACK.

1992 · 1 incident

April 13, 1992 AL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING RETAINER RING (LARGE) ON DRAGLINE (680 W). ONE HAND SLIPPED ALLOWING ALL WEIGHT TO BE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER HAND (LEFT). ARM WAS RAISED AND TWISTED SLIGHTLY DISLOCATING LE FT SHOULDER.

1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 2 incidents

October 23, 1990 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIN HOLDING A BUCKET TO AN OPERATING ARM OF A LOADER WITH A JACKING DEVICE.EMPLOYEE LOOKED AT PIN AND IT CAME LOOSE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT CHEEK OF FACE.SMALL LACER ATIONS AND FRACTURES OF THE MAXILLA.