Mining Incidents

Carbon Hill Prep Plant Coal

Carbon Hill, Walker County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0103426

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2022
Latest incident
Dec 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
58
citations
25
significant & substantial
$34,917
proposed penalties
$29,532
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
2025 Q4 5,325 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,336 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,652 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,448 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,515 3 1 544.0
2024 Q3 5,235 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,157 4 1 649.7
2024 Q1 6,671 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2022 · 1 incident

December 31, 2022 AL · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Prospect Mining & Development Co., LLC · Struck by falling object

Removing counterweight from shaft to change bearings in 8'x16' Double Deck Scalping Screen . Counterweight was placed leaning against steel pole in upright position. Counterweight was accidentally bumped and fell over striking employee's left foot. Injury caused no missed days.