Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
The victim was operating an excavator with a rock breaker attachment. He was scaling rock from the highwall face when the face fell onto the cab of excavator crushing him.
Rare Red RockMetal/Nonmetal
Rare Red Rock · Surface
Controlled by Tanya Fuller
Graysville, Jefferson County, AL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103273
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2008–2012
- Latest incident
- Feb 2012
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
3 on file (excluding fatalities above)2010 · 1 incident
Fall onto or against objects
Employee reached down to get prybar. He was holding on the catwalk and when he stood back up his right shoulder popped and he fell in conveyer belt frame.
2009 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
using trackhoe bucket to lift cylinder. Operator or trackhoe lowered bucket too low and struck employee in head.
2008 · 1 incident
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was helping mechanic put tracks back on dozier when he strained himself.