Mining Incidents

Bull City Coal

Controlled by NACCO Industries Inc
Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102650

MSHA record for Bull City (mine ID 0102650). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1987–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 7, 1991 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
C & H Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

CRUSHED PELVIS AND RIBS AND BROKEN RIGHT LEG DUE TO ROCK FALLING FROM HIGHWALL AFTER EE GOT OFF DOZEN TO CHECK COAL SEAM.

Reportable incidents

16 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 5 incidents

May 2, 1991 AL · Coal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
C & H Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS BACKING UP AND THOUGHT HE AND THE LOADER WERE GOING TO COLLIDE HE PANICKED AND THREW THE BOBCAT IN FORWARD. THE MACHINE REARED UP AND THREW HIM AGAINST THE SAFETY BAR THAT GOES AROUND Y OUR BODY IN BOBCAT.

March 15, 1991 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & H Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

BRUISED AND ABRASED LEFT FOOT CAUSED BY PULLING ROCK GUARD OUT OF TRUCK AND TRIPPED AND FELL AND GAURD FELL ON FOOT.

March 2, 1991 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
C & H Mining Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

BURNED EYES FROM A WELDING TORCH

February 11, 1991 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C & H Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING POWERTRAIN FILTER OFF D-V DOZER, RATCHET SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL.

1990 · 4 incidents

November 1, 1990 AL · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
C & H Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS COMING DOWN DRILL MAST WHEN OTHER EE LIFTED HEAD MOTOR UP CAUSING ROLLER TO COME DOWN ON FOOT.

July 23, 1990 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & H Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL WALKING TO BATHROOM,SLIPPED AND FELL HIT HEAD ON ROCK.

March 22, 1990 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
C & H Mining Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

MECHANIC WAS WELDING ON SCRAPER AND THE GLARE FROM THE TORCH BURNED EYES.

1989 · 3 incidents

July 10, 1989 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & H Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GROUND WAS UNLEVEL WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF POWDER TRUCK.

1988 · 2 incidents

July 27, 1988 AL · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & H Mining Company Inc · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE LEAVING GUARD SHACK STEPPED ONTO STEPS AND STEPS SLIPPED FOOT WENT OFF SIDE EMPLOYEE LANDED ON SIDE OF FOOT FULLWEIGHT

1987 · 2 incidents

November 5, 1987 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C & H Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS PRYING 4ITH A BAR AND IT SLIPPED AND PULLED THE TENDON OUT OF HIS FINGER TIP ON HIS RIGHT HAND

June 17, 1987 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
C & H Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING PUMP WATER OUT OF THE PIT, DUE TO RAIN AND HURT HIS BACK.

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The full compliance file on Bull City

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