Mining Incidents

Thompson Mine No 1 Coal

Tacoa Minerals, LLC · Underground
Maylene, Shelby County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103245

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2009–2010
Latest incident
May 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
159
citations
51
significant & substantial
$171,607
proposed penalties
$145,907
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
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 217 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,406 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,813 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,100 1 0 243.9
2010 Q2 24,757 11 2 444.3
2010 Q1 37,175 15 8 403.5
2009 Q4 27,787 23 4 827.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2010 · 3 incidents

May 3, 2010 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tacoa Minerals, LLC · Struck by falling object

Taking mantrip to section, stated that rock fell from roof and hit him in the chest. Carried onto section, got off the mantrip and collapsed.

April 6, 2010 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Tacoa Minerals, LLC · Struck by powered moving object

EE was loading tram motor for transport. EE asked for a sling to be thrown to him, the sling was thrown to him but one end caught a control lever on the Bobcat. The EE pulled on the sling which activated the control lever causing the Bobcat to run up on his leg.

January 15, 2010 AL · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tacoa Minerals, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The EE was standing next to No.3 conveyor tail section observing the tracking of the belt when a stiff jack dislodged and struck him on the upper body. He received contusions to his right side chest wall.

2009 · 3 incidents

March 11, 2009 AL · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tacoa Minerals, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured was trying to unload a 15 hp pump from a scoop bucket.

February 10, 2009 AL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STRIKING OR BUMPING
Tacoa Minerals, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Injured was walking behind scoop and walked into a roof strap.

February 4, 2009 AL · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tacoa Minerals, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Injured fell on his leg while moving a shuttle car cable. He had swelling of his ankle and went to emergency room. He was diagnosed with pulled ligament and did not miss work.