Mining Incidents

Empire Town Creek Mine Coal

Reed Minerals, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by NACCO Industries Inc
Sipsey, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0100790

MSHA record for Empire Town Creek Mine (mine ID 0100790). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1992
Latest incident
Apr 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1992 · 1 incident

April 5, 1992 AL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Venture Nrg · Struck by falling object

EE AND HIS FATHER WERE LOADING A 20 FT I-BEAM WHEN THE CABLE SLIPPED, CAUSING THE BEAM TO FALL & STRIKE THE VICTIM RESULTING IN A RIGHT BROKEN LEG, LEFT BROKEN ANKLE, AND LEFT BROKEN WRIST.

1984 · 2 incidents

May 18, 1984 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Wane Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WISPING WINDOW ON HIS LOADER HE SAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK HE WORKED FOR ANOTHER HOUR THEN WENT HOME HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR

May 14, 1984 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Mc Wane Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

TIGHTENING MOTOR LEADS COMING OUT OF BREAKER HOT LEAD AT TOP OF BREAKER SHORTED.CAUSED FLASH RESULTING IN 2ND DEGREE FACIAL BURNS AND LEFT ARM.

1983 · 1 incident

April 27, 1983 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mc Wane Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRAMMING LOADER,LOST CONTROL -LOADER LEFT ROAD AND WENT INTO DITCH. EMPL SAID ENGINE DIED AND CAUSED LOADER TO GO OUT OF CONTROL.EMPL EITHER JUMPED FRONT SIDE OF LOADER OR ELSE STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT LEFT SIDE.

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