Mining Incidents

Saragossa Rail Siding Coal

Controlled by Timothy L McCoy
Carbon Hill, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102621

MSHA record for Saragossa Rail Siding (mine ID 0102621). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Saragossa Rail Siding.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
3
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 3 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1992 · 1 incident

October 5, 1992 AL · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Costain Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE CLOSING RAIL CAR DOORS WITH A PRY BAR THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PRY BAR AND THE RAIL CAR.

1990 · 1 incident

January 29, 1990 AL · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Costain Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING THE CAB OF THE DRILL OUT THE OPERATOR ACCIDENTLY SHUT THE DOOR ON HIS THUMB.

1987 · 1 incident

April 28, 1987 AL · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Costain Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MOUNTING CARRIER CAB OF DRILL TECH. STUMBLED AND FELL OVER ROOT STICKING UP FROM DRILL GROUND.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Saragossa Rail Siding

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.