Mining Incidents

Arnold Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Rogers John F Jr
Trafford, Jefferson County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102457

MSHA record for Arnold Mine (mine ID 0102457). 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
1986
Latest incident
Jun 1986
Ownership history
  1. Q & R Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1983
  2. Buckhorn Processing Company 1983 to present
  3. Bullock Mining Company Inc 1984 to 1984
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Arnold 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

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

June 5, 1986 AL · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Buckhorn Processing Company · Struck against a moving object

BACKED DRILL OF0 HI-WALL BROKE RIGHT LEG FRACTURED 3 BONES IN LEFT FOOT FRACTURED VERTEBRA IB LOWER BACK.