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Oswayo #9 Coal

Alabama Land & Mineral Corp · Surface

Controlled by Timothy L McCoy

North Johns, Jefferson County, AL · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0102208

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 1986–1990
Latest incident: May 1990

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

May 29, 1986 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger Fatality · OTHER

Black Diamond Coal Mining Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE WAS FO6ND LAYING FACE DWON APPROX 20' INSIDE AN OLD ABANDONED UNDERGROUND MINE OPENING. UNKNOWN CAUSES OF DEATH PENDING AUTOPSY REPORT

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1990 · 2 incidents

May 9, 1990 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Black Diamond Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING MOVE AND UNLOAD GUARDHOUSE IT PINNED I.NAME LEG WHICH WAS BROKEN.

April 9, 1990 AL · Coal drill operator MACHINERY

Black Diamond Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE MOVING THE DRILL WITH BOOM UP, IT WAS NOT LOCKED DOWN. WHEN BOOM CAME DOWN HE WAS BOUNCED AROUND INSIDE CAB, HIS HAT CAME OFF BEFORE HITTING TOP OF CAB. CUT TOP OF HEAD REQUIRING 30 STIT CHES.