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Alabama Refractory Specialist,in: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Witmyer Henry M Jr
Shelby County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0101118

Alabama Refractory Specialist,in has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988–1995
Latest incident
Mar 1995
Ownership history
  1. Alabama Refractory Clay Company Inc 1950 to 1988
  2. Alabama Refractory Specialties Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1998 4
1997 4
1996 5
1995 5
1994 6
1993 7
1992 6
1991 5
1990 5
1989 6
1988 7
1987 6
1986 6
1985 8
1984 7
1983 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Alabama Refractory Specialist,in sits in Shelby 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.
Shelby County, Alabama · Population 226,955
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$93,543
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1995 · 1 incident

March 13, 1995 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Alabama Refractory Specialties Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING 9" HAND GRINDER-REMOVED HAND FROM TRIGGER HANDLE CAUSING GRINDER TO GET INTO LEFT WRIST-RESULTS 12 STITCHES.

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1988 · 1 incident

January 26, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor ELECTRICAL
Alabama Refractory Clay Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5RGING BATTERY REMOVED CABLES AND BATTERY BLEW UP BLOWING ACID INTO EYES