Mining Incidents

Town Creek Mine Coal

Sipsey, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518671

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2004–2007
Latest incident
Jun 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
10
citations
4
significant & substantial
$877
proposed penalties
$877
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
2007 Q4 3,648 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 7,152 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,542 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,364 3 0 559.3
2006 Q1 504 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 496 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 512 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

4 on file

2007 · 1 incident

June 25, 2007 AL · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
Vulcan Highwall Mining, LLC · 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.

2004 · 3 incidents

December 15, 2004 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nexgen Highwall Mining Services, LLC · 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.

October 13, 2004 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Nexgen Highwall Mining Services, LLC · 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.

July 9, 2004 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nexgen Highwall Mining Services, LLC · 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.