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Watson Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Osborn Nicky
Watson, Jefferson County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102881

Watson Mine has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1991–1995
Latest incident
Jan 1995
Ownership history
  1. Osborn Coal Enterprises Inc 1990 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)
1995 4 4,122
1994 22 76,841
1993 30 103,256
1992 14 34,853
1991 5
1990 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Watson Mine sits in Jefferson County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Jefferson County, Alabama · Population 669,744
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$64,589
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

1995 · 1 incident

January 11, 1995 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Osborn Coal Enterprises Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE SERVICING A 988B LOAD HE SLIPPED FALLING TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

Show 3 earlier incidents

1994 · 1 incident

September 28, 1994 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Osborn Coal Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HELPING LIFT HYDRAULIC RAM. OFF TRUCK.

1991 · 2 incidents