Mining Incidents

Oakman Mine #2 Coal

Pickens Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Powell Joe E
Oakman, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102536

MSHA record for Oakman Mine #2 (mine ID 0102536). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
May 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1985 · 5 incidents

May 20, 1985 AL · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor MACHINERY
Tommy Stimpson Excavating Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A GAS TANK. WHILE HE WAS CHECKING FOR LEAKS BYINTRODUCING COMPRESSED MATERIALS INTO TANK LEAKS WERE NOTICED FROM SOAP BUBBLES. AIR WAS THEN FORCED INTO TANK TO DILUTE AIR WAS THEN FORCED INTO TANK TO DILUTE THE GAS INSIDE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO BARZE THE LEAKS THE TANK EXPLODED BREAKING HIS LEFT ARM.

May 4, 1985 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tommy Stimpson Excavating Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE MINE AND STEPPED IN A HOLE,TWISTING HIS ANKLE,FRACTURING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

April 12, 1985 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tommy Stimpson Excavating Inc · Fall from machine

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A CATERPILLAR D-10 DOZER AND AS HE STEPPED FROM THE TRACKS TO THE PUSH ARM HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX 4 FT AND BREAKING HIS RT ANKLE

March 27, 1985 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tommy Stimpson Excavating Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE INJURED WAS UNLOADING AN UNDERGROUND CONTINUOUS MINER FROM A LOWBOY TRAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

February 19, 1985 AL · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tommy Stimpson Excavating Inc · Fall from machine

WAS CLEANING BELT ON CONVEYOR TO WASHER WHEN BELT SLIPPED CAUSING CALL TO GROUND & TWISTING KNEE CAUSING TORN LIGAMENTS & CARTILIDGE IN KNEE.

1984 · 1 incident

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