Mining Incidents

Black Pond #6 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Lynn Energy Inc · Surface
Controlled by Lynn Billy R
Poplar Springs, Winston County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102602

MSHA record for Black Pond #6 Mine (mine ID 0102602). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1986–1992
Latest incident
Apr 1992
Ownership history
  1. Central Mining Inc 1984 to 1993
  2. Lynn Energy Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Black Pond #6 Mine sits in Winston County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Winston County, Alabama · Population 23,637
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$48,032
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

April 18, 1992 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PUT A ROLLER ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF A 375 DOZER. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK LIFTING A HEAVY OBJECT.

April 9, 1992 AL · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LIFT A PUMP OFF A DRILL. IN DOING THIS HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1989 · 2 incidents

November 27, 1989 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Mining Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON GROUND. HE TURNED HIS ANKLE OVER.

February 22, 1989 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS DIRECTING CRANE LOADER WHILE UNLOADING BEARING FOR 7250 DRAGLINE. BEARING FELL & EMPL JUMPED OFF TRUCK & FRACTURED LEFT ARM WHEN HE HIT GROUND.

1988 · 1 incident

April 20, 1988 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Central Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED. LOADER DROPPED LARGE ROCK INTO BED OF TRUCK. EMP WAS HOLDING STEERING WHEEL. JAR CAUSED EMPL TO STRAIN RIGHT SHOULDER.

1986 · 2 incidents

December 8, 1986 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMP STOPPED DOZ9R TO BE SERVICED AS HE CLIMBED DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE TRACK. AS HE WAS FALLING HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF APPARENTLY CAUSING STRAIN TO THE LOWER ABDOMEN

December 3, 1986 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMP SLIPPED ON 7RA CKS OF DOZER. AS HE FELL HE HIT HIS BACK AND BRUISED IT