Mining Incidents

Fern Springs Coal

Little Texas Energy · Underground
Controlled by Smith John Titus
Winfield, Marion County, AL  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 0102044

MSHA record for Fern Springs (mine ID 0102044). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Aug 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1984 · 1 incident

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

May 16, 1983 AL · Coal driller operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
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.

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