Mining Incidents

Corinth Prep Plant Coal

Jasper, Walker County, AL  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 0103155

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2001–2024
Latest incident
Mar 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
209
citations
65
significant & substantial
$40,289
proposed penalties
$35,218
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
2025 Q4 5,301 2 1 377.3
2025 Q3 6,021 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,346 1 0 136.1
2025 Q1 7,488 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,693 2 0 260.0
2024 Q3 6,505 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 8,845 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 8,097 0 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

13 on file

2024 · 1 incident

March 5, 2024 AL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Prospect Mining & Development Co. LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was descending through an access door in the floor of the plant when EE caught thigh on the grating causing a cut to EE's left thigh.

2023 · 1 incident

April 12, 2023 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Prospect Mining & Development Co. LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was using battery powered grease gun to track conveyor belt over, continuous pumping led to a buildup of pressure, grease gun tubing exploded bruising right orbital area above eye.

2015 · 1 incident

January 5, 2015 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrior Investment Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE and another ee were removing bolts from a pump on the prep plant. EE was using a pull bar to break the bolts loose. As he strained, he felt a pain and burning to his lower abdomen and groin area. No visible injury: however he has had 2 prior hernia surgeries. He was taken to Urgent Care.

2014 · 1 incident

April 18, 2014 AL · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Warrior Investment Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Contract coal hauling tandem axle truck left scale house road loaded and after entering haul road to his right continued to veer right driving into drainage ditch and turning truck on right side.

2012 · 1 incident

March 30, 2012 AL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Warrior Investment Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

Prep plant lost power.Plant operator(certified electrician)found the breaker tripped at main transformer on top floor of plant.He checked area,phase monitor,etc.and reset breaker.As he was closing door, an electrical flash occurred causing slight and severe burns to left hand; slight burns to left side of face and neck; and right hand.(Locking pin fell from door onto power phase).

2011 · 1 incident

July 14, 2011 AL · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Warrior Investment Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Co-worker was operating the crane, to lift a 12x20 metal building, and set it in place. While employee was holding and steadying the building as it was being lowered, the building swung around and mashed/cut ring finger on left hand on leg of crane. 13 stitches.

2008 · 1 incident

November 19, 2008 AL · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Warrior Investment Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE and other ee were replacing elevator buckets on the prep plant. As he let off the comealongs, a metal elevator bucket slipped-knocking him against a metal angle brace. The metal angle brace struck his right shoulder and right side.

2007 · 1 incident

August 6, 2007 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Warrior Investment Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EE was re-setting a breaker. An electrical flash occurred causing burns to his upper chest, face, and left side of his head.

2006 · 1 incident

February 15, 2006 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Warrior Investment Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking around a parked boom truck to go to the fines prep plant. He bent down to walk under the boom. He hit his head on the boom and he jerked backwards causing pain and injury to his back.

2003 · 1 incident

July 10, 2003 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Warrior Investment Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING AN ELECTRIC PROBLEM ON A SKID STEER LOADER. THE CAB WAS OPEN TO ACCESS WIRING DURING THE PROCESS OF CHECKING OPERATION OF CIRCUIT THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, VIBRATIO N CAUSED THE CAB TO CLOSE, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN LOCKED.

2002 · 2 incidents

October 18, 2002 AL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Warrior Investment Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

RUBBER MAT ON FLOOR OF CONTROL PANEL WAS TRIPPED ON AND EE SPRAINED ANKLE.

July 29, 2002 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Warrior Investment Company Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPED; LOST FOOTING WHILE GREASING TAIL BEARING. FELL WHILE STEPPING ON BEAM 36" OFF FLOOR.

2001 · 1 incident

May 29, 2001 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Warrior Investment Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING A 25 HP ELECTRIC MOTOR ON THE PREP PLANT. THE MOTOR WAS BEING POSITIONED SO THAT IT COULD BE BOLTED DOWN. THIS EMPLOYEE HAD HIS RIGHT ARM BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE SHAFT. THE MOTOR STRUCK HIS RIGHT ARM BELOW THE ELBOW. CONTUSION, BRUISING AND SOME SWELLING RESULTED.