Nabala Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FIRST OPEN CROSSCUT IN MAIN ENTRY APPROX 30+040FT LONG &10TO12FT WIDE &6TO7FT HIGH
Fern Springs: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Little Texas Energy
· Underground
Controlled by
Smith John Titus
MSHA Mine ID: 0102044
Fern Springs has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Aug 1984
Ownership history
- Nabala Coal Company Inc 1978 to 1984
- Morin & Bass Inc 1982 to 1983
- Little Texas Energy 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11 | 1,169 |
| 1984 | 17 | 2,481 |
| 1983 | 18 | 38,473 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Fern Springs sits in Marion County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Marion County, Alabama · Population 29,190
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$50,714
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1984 · 1 incident
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1983 · 3 incidents
November 17, 1983
AL · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Nabala Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
THE ROCK WAS LOOSE AND HE WAS TRYING TO SET A TIMBER UNDER IT.
July 14, 1983
AL · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Nabala Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING MR TURNER ON THE BACK AND FOOT
Nabala Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
THEY WERE SCRAPING THE COAL AND A ROCK FELL HITTING CALVIN S WILLIAMS. INJURIES WERE MILD, BRUISED HIS CHEST AND ARMS.