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Cedrum Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Simmons George M
Townley, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102330

Cedrum Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jul 1984
Ownership history
  1. Ryan'S Coal Company Inc 1981 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)
1985 3 522
1984 14 91,004
1983 18 118,266
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Cedrum Mine 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

1984 · 1 incident

July 17, 1984 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ryan'S Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. THE OPERATOR OF THE 355 DOZER WAS DISMOUNTING. HE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE HAND RAIL ON THE SIDE OF THE DOZER, THEN STEPPED ONTO THE PUSH ARM. HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUS ING HIS HAND TO SLIDE THROUGH THE HANDRAIL PLACEING ALL HIS WEIGHT ON THE WRIST.