Unexplained blowout of rock during a planned blast, casting rock fragments 860+ feet toward the "safe" area designated for equipment to park during blasting operations. Windshield damage to four machines.
Crossroads Coal
Birmingham Coal & Coke Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Robert A Lewis; Thomas A Lewis
Lynn,
Winston County,
AL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103207
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2005
- Latest incident
- Feb 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
33
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,483
proposed penalties
$2,483
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Q2 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 7,682 | 2 | 0 | 260.3 |
| 2005 Q4 | 10,744 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 14,761 | 6 | 0 | 406.5 |
| 2005 Q2 | 7,980 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 6,113 | 9 | 2 | 1472.3 |
| 2004 Q4 | 6,042 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 5,047 | 1 | 1 | 198.1 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2005 · 3 incidents
February 17, 2005
AL · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Birmingham Coal & Coke Company Inc · Struck by flying object
February 17, 2005
AL · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Birmingham Coal & Coke Company Inc · Struck by flying object
Unexplained blowout of rock during a planned blast cast rock fragments 860+ feet toward the "safe" area designated for equipment to park during blasting operations. Windshield damage to four machines.
February 17, 2005
AL · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Birmingham Coal & Coke Company Inc · Struck by flying object
Unexplained blowout of rock during a planned blast cast rock fragments 860+ feet toward the "safe" area designated for equipment to park during blasting operations. Windshield damage to four machines.