Struck by flying object
Employee was checking miner on front of machine and suspension chain for ramp extension broke. The chain struck emloyee on left forearm approximately 4"" below the elbow, breaking both bones in the arm and bruising left ribs.
Town Creek MineCoal
Vulcan Highwall Mining, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Ford F Graham; Kevin C Davis
Sipsey, Walker County, AL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518671
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2004–2007
- Latest incident
- Jun 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2007 · 1 incident
2004 · 3 incidents
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING ON A SLATE BAR WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE (S.B.) TRYING TO TURN BELT ON A SP CAR. FELT A PULL OR STRAIN ON LEFT TESTICLE. WORKED REMAINDER OF SHIFT. REPORTED ON 1/4/05.
Unclassified, insufficient data
EMPLOYEE CALLED IN SICK ON 10-4-2004 & SAID HE HAD A KIDNEY STONE & WAS GOING TO THE DOCTOR. ON TUESDAY HE CAME BACK TO WORK & TOLD THE FOREMAN HE COULD WORK BUT HE WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER DOCTOR. AFTER 1 HOUR AT WORK HE TOLD THE FOREMAN HE HAD TO LEAVE WORK THAT HIS DOCTOR SAID HE MAY HAVE A HERNIA. EMPLOYEE NEVER CONTACTED US UNTIL 10-13-2004.
Struck by flying object
EE WAS REMOVING A SPROCKET FROM A REDUCER SHAFT BY HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF OF THE SPROCKET HITTING AND ENTERING THE EE'S LEFT LEG, INSIDE OF LEFT KNEE.