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Captain D: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Allegiance Coal LTD
Sumiton, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102905

Captain D has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991–1992
Latest incident
Jan 1992
Ownership history
  1. Black Warrior Minerals Inc 1991 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 0
1994 0
1993 51 86,428
1992 45 274,273
1991 18 77,566
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Captain D 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

2 on file

1992 · 1 incident

January 8, 1992 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Black Warrior Minerals Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE DOZER AND HE SLIPPED AND HIS RING GOT CAUGHT ON THE HOOD OF THE DOZER.

1991 · 1 incident

December 2, 1991 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Black Warrior Minerals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS INSTALLING TOOTH ON DRAGLINE BUCKET WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON WET GROUND LETTING TOOTH PIN HIS HAND AGAINST SHANK OF BUCKET. HE BROKE AND CRUSHED INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER AT THE FI RST JOINT ON HIS LEFT HAND.