Mining Incidents

Highway 59 Mine No. 1Coal

Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, AL · Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 0103390
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2011 · 5 incidents

Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

While being loaded by an excavator, a high wall approx. 50 feet away, collapsed sending unconsolidated material into the haul truck. Employee exited his cab and surveyed the situation (while on the truck), when the material began moving, sending the truck over another high wall. The employee jumped off his truck and tumbled down the high wall sustaining multiple injuries.

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was checking water level on equipment. He unsecured the cap with his foot & it had no pressure on the cap so he removed the cap from the radiator with his right hand. About the time he raised up, the radiator began to blow hot water out & hit his right arm, face, back & right leg.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee reached over in the crusher to pull out a Rock. He felt his Left Shoulder pop which caused his arm to go numb.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was digging hopper out on crusher & lost his grip which caused him to fall back against hand rail hitting his lower back. He did not seek medical attention until 3/16/2011.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

It was muddy & icy from excessive rain and when employee went to step across Track, he slipped & fell landing on his right arm.