Silloh Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
WHILE SHOVELING COAL STRETCHED ARM TOO FAR AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
Cherokee Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal
MSHA record for Cherokee Mine (mine ID 0102553). 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
- 1984
- Latest incident
- May 1984
Ownership history
- Vec 1983 to 1983
- Silloh Inc 1983 to 1984
- Silloh Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Cherokee Mine sits in Cherokee County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Cherokee County, Alabama · Population 25,224
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$50,769
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.