Mining Incidents

Alabama Fuel ProductsCoal

Controlled by Michael W McClure
8260 Birmingport Road, Jefferson County, AL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103178
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Mar 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2006 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONDITIONS CONSISTED OF WATER BEING SPRAYED ONTO STEPS BY WATER TRUCK, CREATING SLIGHT AMOUNT OF MUD ON STEP. EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING INTO BREAK ROOM TO GET ICE FOR HIS PERSONAL COOLER. AS EE WALKED UP THE STEPS, HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED IN SOME MUD.

2004 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He climbed up in his truck nd leaned over to put his lunch box between the seats and his back popped. He then took a load of coal over to the washer and from there another driver brought him back to the port. An ambulance was called.

Struck against a moving object

TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED BY A LOADER. WHEN COAL WENT INTO THE TRAILER, THE TRUCK SHOOK. EE STATES THAT HE WAS JARRED, CAUSING HEAD TO STRIKE BACK GLASS OF TRUCK.

2003 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON EQUIPMENT AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP. EE FELL TO GROUND, CAUSING HERNIA IN GROIN AREA.

2002 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

CLIMBING UP IN TRUCK. HE SLIPPED OFF AND FELL.

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

MECHANIC HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE ALTERNATOR OF UNIT NO. 92. ALL REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE; UNIT WAS RUNNING AND EMPLOYEE REACHED IN TO GET A BOLT THAT FELL. HE HAD A PAIR OF GLOVES ON AND WHEN HE REACHED TO GET THE BOLT, HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT INTHE BELT AND IT CUT HIS FINGERS AND THUMB.

2000 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE PADDLES IN ASPHAULT MIXER. POWER WAS OFF & TAGED OUT. HE ROLLED TUBE OVER TO CHANGE PADDLES & GOT FINGER BETWEEN PADDLE & MIXER & TUBE, MASHING END OF FINGER HE HAD GLOVES ON.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A SAW, SAW SLIPPED CUTTING ARM REQUIRING 12 STITCHES.