Mining Incidents

Mine No 2 Coal

EMCOAL INC. · Surface
Controlled by Claude W Renfro
Flat Rock, Jackson County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102933

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2008–2010
Latest incident
Aug 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
68
citations
12
significant & substantial
$14,229
proposed penalties
$6,321
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3 440 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 426 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2010 · 2 incidents

August 10, 2010 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
GTM Energy Partners, LLC · Fall from machine

Employee standing on a track of a Komatsu D475 observing a tilt cylinder being laid down by a mechanic, when the tilt cylinder suddenly shifted, the employee stepped backwards, loosing his footing and fell four feet to the ground.

May 14, 2010 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
GTM Energy Partners, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was changing grease fitting on track hoe boom, ee backed fuel truck up to stand on caught another ee between rear of fuel truck and the track hoe boom. Mashed and tore right shoulder and arm pit, few cuts and bruises on right arm, chest and back. Ambulance was called ee was transported to Erlinger Hospital.

2009 · 3 incidents

November 5, 2009 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
GTM Energy Partners, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking around machine, stepped in divot and twisted right ankle. Injured man is not an EE of this mine.

October 11, 2009 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
GTM Energy Partners, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Putting hose on suction pump. EE slipped, resulting in hurt/swollen leg.

September 3, 2009 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
GTM Energy Partners, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Greasing suction hose on 8" pump to stop at flow was standing on pump to service it and fell off. Hit back on pump suffered minor abrasions.

2008 · 2 incidents

September 17, 2008 AL · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
GTM Energy Partners, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Scaling wall with track hoe rock came off and hit windshield breaking it. Glass got in operator's eye.

January 5, 2008 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
GTM Energy Partners, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

A can of soup was put on the manifold of a D8 dozer to heat. The soup got too hot; when the employee started opening the soup it exploded, burning his face and neck.