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Oak Mountain Energy Llc operator

Controlled by Shelby Energy Group Llc Et Al

MSHA operator ID: P23759

Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 67
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1997–1998

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 10 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 15 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 fatality · 4 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 12 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 10 non-fatal
MACHINERY 9 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 6 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1998

20 (1f)

1997

47 (1f)

Mines on record

Gholson Mine No.1 AL

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded

March 6, 1998 AL · Coal apprentice, trainee Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Oak Mountain Energy Llc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A MAN WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH WHEN CAUGHT IN A PINCH POINT. A SCOOP TRAMMING THROUGH A DROP CURTAIN, HIT A MANTRIP RIDE, PUSHING IT BACK ABOUT 2'. THE VICTUM WAS CRAWLING BETWEEN THE MANTRIP RIDE AND THE RIB AT THAT MOMENT.

May 29, 1997 AL · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Oak Mountain Energy Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BOOM TO A BELT DRIVE, WHEN A CHAIN HOIST (1 1/2 TON HARRINGTON) , CHAIN BROKE CAUSING BOOM TO SHIFT TOWARD DRIVE ROLLERS, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ACROSS BACK AND RIDING HIM DOWN, RESULTING IN A FATAL INJURY.

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