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Key Coal Company: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Key Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Webb Tina K
Guin, Marion County, AL  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 0102243

Key Coal Company has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Jun 1987
Ownership history
  1. C & S Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1981
  2. May Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1985
  3. Key Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1985
  4. Key Coal Company 1985 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)
1988 0
1987 13 6,420
1984 0
1983 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Key Coal Company sits in Marion County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
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 file

1987 · 4 incidents

June 3, 1987 AL · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Key Coal Company · Struck by falling object

MOVING CUTTING 4ACHINE ACROSS FACE OF COAL ROCK FELL ON MACHINE HITTING COAL MINER KNOCKING HIM DOWN

June 3, 1987 AL · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Key Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CUTTING MACHING3MOVING ACROSS FACE OF COAL ROCK FELL ON MACHINE & MINER PINNING MINER UNDER ROCK

April 29, 1987 AL · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Key Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A ROCK ON RIGHT3SIDE OF PAN ABOUT 4 FOOT SQUARE 0-5 INCHES THICK SLID OFF COAL AND TIMBER AND CAUGHT MINER ON LEFT SHOULDER.

March 16, 1987 AL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Key Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HAMMERING ON BI1 ROCK, PIECE OF SCALE ROCK FELL FROM ROOF, CUTTING RIGHT HAND.