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Bradley Town: 1 reportable incident Coal

R & D Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Bennett Robert W
Aldridge, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102835

Bradley Town has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Sep 1990
Ownership history
  1. Pickens Coal Inc 1989 to 1990
  2. Nuggett Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1993
  3. Mining Consultants Inc 1993 to 1994
  4. Dove Coal Corp 1994 to 1994
  5. R & D Mining Inc 1994 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)
1995 8 4,562
1994 19 73,006
1991 21 44,497
1990 17 55,625
1989 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Bradley Town sits in Walker County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Walker County, Alabama · Population 64,886
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$54,509
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

1990 · 1 incident

September 27, 1990 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nuggett Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS SERVICING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WITH A LUBE GUN. AS HE WAS COMING OFF THE EQUIPMENT HE MADE AN AWKWARD STEP AND FELL STRIKING A ROCK WITH HIS LEFT KNEE WHICH BROKE THE KNEE CAP. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED.