Mining Incidents

Tuscaloosa Resources, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2006

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Tuscaloosa Resources, Inc. operations in 2006. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2006
0
Total incidents
16
Year
2006

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON7 incidents
  2. 02POWERED HAULAGE4 incidents
  3. 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS4 incidents
  4. 04MACHINERY1 incident

All incidents in 2006

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing onto Dozer, slipped & fell hitting right ankle.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping to move a pump. Stepped backwards and tripped, hurting back.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was riding in rock truck when rock truck slid down road & hit dozer on his side of the truck, causing injury to his Right Shoulder.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While Employee was moving a pump, the suction hose hung in rocks under pressure. The hose flipped back, hitting employee in the back & back of the Head.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee pulled ladder down on equipment in order to climb up. Ladder did not go all the way down, when employee attempted to go up ladder, his foot slipped and caused his Left Knee to hit ladder.

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing off of equipment & fell off ladder landing to the ground. He complained of Lower hip & back pain.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stepping onto rock truck when he felt a sudden pain to his left calf leg area.

Struck against a moving object

Employee backed into a truck causing jolt to neck.

Flash burns (welding)

Employee was welding when arch bounced off face shield going into eyes.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was sitting in rock truck cab while being loaded. Cab of truck shook causing employee to claim back pain.

Fall from machine

Employee was turning on equipment, slipped & fell, hurting his Back & R.Shoulder.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing up on Dozier pulling himself with his arm when he felt a sudden pain in his left upper leg.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee fell while pulling on hose at pump.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee got out of truck and started walking to back of truck. He tripped over a small pile of dirt and fell, landing on a hard object hurting his left knee.

Fall onto or against objects

While moving a pump hose, employee slipped & fell hitting his back against a rock on the ground.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was closing lid on tool box when lid fell on his right thumb causing laceration.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Tuscaloosa Resources, Inc.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.