Mining Incidents

Howton MineCoal

Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, AL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103260
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2004–2009
Latest incident
Apr 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2009 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was helping set a pump, while pulling on the rope to get the suction hose in place, he slipped and fell and landed on his right wrist.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was working with other truck drivers and pulling on hose. Caused him to complain about his back hurting.

2008 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was getting out of Service Truck & got his foot hung between the Cab & step. He fell & twisted left knee in the process.

Struck against a moving object

Employee called foreman stating he had been jarred real good while being loaded and wanted to get down & walk around for a minute or two. 15 to 20 minutes later he called foreman stating his neck & back were hurting worse and wanted to go to the doctor.

2007 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping another employee change oil in screen plate & got a piece of coal in his left eye.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

While walking, slipped & fell in gravel on hillside, causing pain to hip, lower back & left elbow.

Struck against a moving object

While pushing overburden benching down to milldale, employee inadvertently trammed off aprox. 30' edge.

2006 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping to move a pump. Stepped backwards and tripped, hurting back.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stepping onto rock truck when he felt a sudden pain to his left calf leg area.

Struck against a moving object

Employee backed into a truck causing jolt to neck.

Flash burns (welding)

Employee was welding when arch bounced off face shield going into eyes.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee got out of truck and started walking to back of truck. He tripped over a small pile of dirt and fell, landing on a hard object hurting his left knee.

2005 · 3 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was getting off of drill and slipped, hurting his left knee.

Fall from machine

Employee slipped off blade arm of dozer and jarred his lower back.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was operating a motor grader

2004 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was getting out of truck and slipped on rock.