Drummond Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE OPERATING A RAM CAR HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ARM BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE DECK PAN AND TOP
Maxine Mine: 14 reportable incidents Coal
Drummond Company, Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Drummond Company Inc
Quinton,
Jefferson County,
AL
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 0100322
MSHA record for Maxine Mine (mine ID 0100322). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Sep 1983
Ownership history
- Alabama By-Products Corp 1950 to 1978
- Drummond Company, Inc. 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Maxine Mine sits in Jefferson County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Jefferson County, Alabama · Population 669,744
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$64,589
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file1983 · 14 incidents
August 29, 1983
AL · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
ELECTRICAL
Drummond Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CONNECTING THE BATTERY TO THE RAM CAR WHEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED MR HODGE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LID OF THE BATTERY AND THE MINE ROOF
August 1, 1983
AL · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Drummond Company, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
JACKS BOOT STUCK IN THE MUD BEHINE 15EAST 1 HEADER HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL HIS BOOT OUT OF THE MUD AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE
June 23, 1983
AL · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck against stationary object
OPERATING A RAM CAR RAN OVER A T-BOARD AND BOUNCED HIS RIGHT KNEE INTO THE TOP.
May 18, 1983
AL · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Drummond Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON FEEDER AND DID NOT GET HIS BODY CLEAR OF APPROACHING RAM CAR. CAR BACKED UP TO FEEDER AND CAUGHT PRESLEY\S LEGS BETWEEN CAR AND LOOSE COAL AT DUMPING END OF FEEDER.
March 25, 1983
AL · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck against stationary object
WHILE IN PROCESS OF HAULING MATERIAL WITH SCOOP GOT HIS SHOULDER AGAINST A T-BOARD IN THE TOP.
March 7, 1983
AL · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Drummond Company, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HILL WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL UP AROUND THE HUMPY WHEN HE CLAIMED THAT HE HAD STRAINED HISLEFT SHOULDER
February 23, 1983
AL · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Drummond Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING ON LARGE ROCK WHEN STRAINED LOWER LEFT SIDE.
Drummond Company, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface
HE WAS LOOSENING THE TROLLEY WIRE HANGER WITH A PAIN OF CHANNEL LOCKS AS THE WAS PULLING THE HANGER THE CHANNEL LOCKS BROKE AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL HUNTING HIS BACK.
Drummond Company, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
THE MINER WAS WORKING IN A CROSSCUAT WHEN THE TOP STARTED WORKING THE MINER OPERATOR AND MINER HELPER LEFT THE MINER BEFORE THE ROOF FELL IN CATCHING THE MINING MACHINE.
Drummond Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SEALEY WAS TRYING TO UNCOUPLE THE POWDER CAR FROM A MOTOR AND MASHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE COUPLING PIN AND THE FRAME OF THE MOTOR
Drummond Company, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances
WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON HIGH PRESSURE OIL FILTER WHEN THE BOLT SHEARED OFF ALLOWING HOT OIL TO STRIKE HIM IN LEFT EYE
January 17, 1983
AL · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object
TOOL BOX LID FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND
Drummond Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING ON 4160 CABLE,PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.