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Arkadelphia Pit 66: 1 reportable incident Coal

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

Arkadelphia Pit 66 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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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.
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)
1996 0
1995 0
1994 0
1993 0
1992 0
1991 0
1990 0
1989 0
1988 0
1987 0
1986 0
1985 0
1984 21 78,306
1983 21 93,429
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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.