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Mt Hebron Mine: 27 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Mt Hebron Mine (mine ID 0102346). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 27
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Jun 1984
- Dixie Fuels Inc 1981 to present
Mt Hebron Mine sits in Marshall County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
27 on file1984 · 10 incidents
WHILE FILLING THE FUEL TANK EMP LOST BALANCE AND INADVERENTLY PUT HAND ON PUMP MOTOR TO STEADY HIMSELF AND BURNT RT HAND PALM
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR WRINCH ON FAN HUB. WHEN TRIGGER ON AIR GUN WAS PUSHED OR PULLED EXAIST AIR FRON WRENCH THROUGH MUD AND STEEL INTO EYE.
HELPING WELDERS WITH DRAGLINE BUCKETT WELDERS WERE AIR ARCH BUCKET WHEN STEEL FLEW IN EYES
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO 1ST LEVEL OF DRILL. OIL LINE WAS LEAKING THE OIL MADE FLOOR SLICK (WITH OIL ON FLOOR) EMPLOYEE SLIPPED RAMMING ELBOW INTO RAIL ON SIDE OF DECKING.
ROLLING UP HYD. HOSE ON REEL BAD TEAR IN HOSE. HOSE WAS FAST ON REEL/MECHANIC HOLD HOSE TO SLOW HOSE DOWN SWAGGING FINGER
CLIMBING ONTO LOADER THE BOTTOM STEP IS ATTACHED BY CHAIN. WHEN OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING BOTTOM SCHAIN STEP GAVE LEVERAGE UNDER STEPS PUTTING OPERAO TOR IN ACQUARD POSITION, SHOOTING PAINS IN BACK
WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE WORK EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A DOZER & SLIPPED OFF TRACKS WHICH HAD SOFT MUD ON THEM DUE TO RAINFALL
STILL DARK WHEN SHIFT STARTED FELL IN 769C TIRE TRACK WHICH HAD FROZEN
EE WORKING ON DRAGLINE SLIPPED ON ICE FELL INJURING SHOULDER.
1983 · 17 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WET COAL SAMPLES FOR LAB ANALYSIS PUSHED COAL INTO CRUSHER WITH HAMMER HANDLE HANDLE CAUGHT AND BVROKE CAUSING INJURY TOL THUMB
MOVING OIL & GREASE DRUMS.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING ROCK TRUCK & WHILE STEPPING DOWN SLIPPED OFF STEP
PUTTING NEW HOIST CABLE ON DRAGLINE EMP SLIPPED ON MACHINE HIT HOIST DRUM BRUISING BACK
EMP WAS CLIMBING ONTO LOADER SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING OWN TRUCK FROM ONE MAINTENANCE JOB TO ANOTHER ON MINE SITE. TRUCK WENT DEAD AND OUT OF CONTROL. EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM TRUCK.
WORKING ON DRILL MAST WHEN LOST FOOTING.WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN BALANCE,HIT LOWER ABDOMEN ON MAST CAUSING INJURY TO LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE HELPING TO FUEL DOZERS & LOADERS AS RETURNING FROM PARTS TRAILER SLIPPED ON STEP AND TWISTED FOOT
FELL OF DOZER.
WHILE DRIVIANG WATER TRUCK HIT A ROCK STEERING WHEEL SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THUMB WAS STUCK IN STEERING WHEEL AND WAS SEVERLY TWISTED.
RADIATOR CAP BLEW OFF, HOTWATER HIT EMPLOYEE IN STOMACH.
A ROCK FELL ON THE LOADER TRUCK
ENGINE ON LOADER QUIT AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND RAN INTO HEADWALL.GOT SCRATCHES AND BRUISES ON HEAD AND SHOULDER DUE TO SUDDEN STOP.
WHILE WELDING ON TABLE BUSHING, THE BUSHING SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BUSHING AND BUSHING RETAINER. THE BUSHING WAS HOT FROM WELDING CAUSING A SERIOUS BURN TO FINGER AS WELL AS MASHI NG HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE LOADER WHEN THE WIND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENACE ON REAR END OF TRUCK WHEN A PINION GEAR FELL ON HIS HAND
PICKED UP LARGE ROCK AND HURT BACK.