Mining Incidents

Arkadelphia Pit 66: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Drummond Company Inc
Arkadelphia, Cullman County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0101091

MSHA record for Arkadelphia Pit 66 (mine ID 0101091). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Aug 1983
Ownership history
  1. Taylor Coal Company Inc 1973 to 1976
  2. Drummond Company, Inc. 1976 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Arkadelphia Pit 66 sits in Cullman County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Cullman County, Alabama · Population 89,463
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$60,916
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

August 17, 1983 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPLACE GANTRY ON THE 2400 LIMA DRAGLINE. THE GANTRY STRUCK HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.