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Turkey Creek Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Mitchell William H
Northport, Tuscaloosa County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0101816

Turkey Creek Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Apr 1986
Ownership history
  1. Mitchell & Neely Inc 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1990 0
1989 3 12,050
1988 3 8,105
1987 2 12,770
1986 32 99,280
1985 40 129,613
1984 34 120,457
1983 22 36,764
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Turkey Creek Mine sits in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.9% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama · Population 234,036
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$63,947
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1986 · 1 incident

April 28, 1986 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mitchell & Neely Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WATER ON ROAD R2CK IN ROAD TRUCK WHEEL HIT ROCK CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN RAPIDLY

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1983 · 1 incident

October 31, 1983 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mitchell & Neely Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR INATTENTION - EQUIPMENT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION - ADEQUATE BRAKES AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT WEE WORKING