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Coal Creek Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Russell Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Russell Vester H
Gorgas, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102802

Coal Creek Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Jan 1992
Ownership history
  1. Russell Coal Inc 1989 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 32 111,383
1993 42 162,013
1992 42 199,656
1991 38 201,054
1990 30 168,196
1989 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Coal Creek 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

1992 · 1 incident

January 10, 1992 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Russell Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REACHED OVER A GUARD RAIL TO DISLODGE A PULL ROPE. IN DOING THIS HE STRAINED HIS BACK.