Dime Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS CLIMBING3UP ON SHOE FO 7500 MARION DRAGLINE WHEN BACK WENT OUT. PULLED BACK OUT OF PLACE.
Pit #1: 8 reportable incidents Coal
Dime Coal Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Costain Group PLC
Haleyville,
Franklin County,
AL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0101791
MSHA record for Pit #1 (mine ID 0101791). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Jul 1985
Ownership history
- Dime Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1984
- Dime Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Pit #1 sits in Franklin County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.Franklin County, Alabama · Population 31,978
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$51,493
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1985 · 1 incident
1984 · 3 incidents
September 20, 1984
AL · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dime Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 2" PIN INTO BEARING CAP. PINCHED RING & LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE & PEDISTAL.
Dime Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING A REPAIR LINK TO PUT ON A TRUCK THE LINK SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMP TO TWIST HIS LEFT ELBOW
January 28, 1984
AL · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dime Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
WHEN PUTTING A PIN INTO THE CROWS FOOT OF THE 7500 DRAGLINE AN EMPLOYEE OF DIME COAL WAS DRIVING THE PIN INTO PLACE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. UPON STRIKING THE PIN A PIECE OF METAL FLECKED OFF OF IT AND STRUCK MR. MADDOX IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NECK.
1983 · 4 incidents
October 19, 1983
AL · Coal
driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dime Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
WHEN BRADDING A WELD WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF THE WELD CHIPPED OFF AND STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE LEFT HAND. 5 STITCHES REQUIRED.
October 3, 1983
AL · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dime Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
REAGGRAVATION OF OLD BACK INJUURY.
Dime Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHEN SWINGING THE RACK ON THE BE DRILL 40R THE RACK SWUNG OUT AND PINNED HIS RIGHT LEG
Dime Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
DOOR OF RRT50 ROBBINS DRILL SLAMMED ON LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER 3 STITCHES REQUIRED ALSO BONE BROKEN ON TIP OF FINGER