Mining Incidents

Mine No 2Coal

EMCOAL INC. · Surface
Controlled by Claude W Renfro
Flat Rock, Jackson County, AL · Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 0102933
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2008–2010
Latest incident
Aug 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2010 · 2 incidents

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.

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

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

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

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

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.