Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS ALIGNING TABLE BUSHING ON DRILL. BUSHING WAS LOWERED INTO PROPER PLACEMENT WHEN IT SLIPPING MASHING FINGERS OF EE'S RIGHT HAND
Wolf Creek Mine #2 Coal
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Walter Energy Incorporated
Oakman,
Walker County,
AL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103016
MSHA record for Wolf Creek Mine #2 (mine ID 0103016). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1994–1999
- Latest incident
- May 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4
inspections on record
8
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: 8 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1999 · 1 incident
1997 · 2 incidents
September 8, 1997
AL · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS STARTING ENGINE ON 637 CAT SCRAPER.
April 17, 1997
AL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2 CUTS TO BACK OF RIGHT HAND, RESULTING FROM GETTING HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN PIECE OF PLYWOOD AND SHARP METAL EDGE (CREATED BY CUTTING TORCH) WHILE HELPING WELDER REMOVE PLYWOOD FROM WORK AREA.
1994 · 1 incident
November 14, 1994
AL · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO CLIMB DOWN LADDER ON ROCK TRUCK. HIS HAND SLIPED OFF HANDRAIL AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT ANKLE - SLIGHT TEAR OF TENDON.
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