Mining Incidents

Capricorn Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Skyhawk Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Cox Robert M
Gardendale, Jefferson County, AL  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 0102527

MSHA record for Capricorn Mine (mine ID 0102527). 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
Sep 1983
Ownership history
  1. Cox Coal Corp 1983 to 1987
  2. Skyhawk Mining Corp 1987 to 1989
  3. Skyhawk Mining Corp 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Capricorn 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

1983 · 1 incident

September 23, 1983 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cox Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

STEEL BEAM FELL ON EMPL RIGHT HAND ASSEMBLING SUPPORT FOR CONV BELT SYSTEM.