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Coalite Pit W-2000: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Coalite Inc · Surface
Lynn, Marion County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0101938

Coalite Pit W-2000 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Aug 1983
Ownership history
  1. Coalite Inc 1978 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 0
1984 12
1983 56 123,000
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Coalite Pit W-2000 sits in Marion County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Marion County, Alabama · Population 29,190
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$50,714
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1983 · 3 incidents

August 29, 1983 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Coalite Inc · Struck against a moving object

FUEL LINE CLOGGED CAUSING MACHI E TO STOP SUDDENLY CAUSED EMPL TO HIT STEERING WHEEL SEVERELY BRUISING CHEST AREA.

May 25, 1983 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Coalite Inc · Struck against stationary object

AS THE INJURED WAS GETTING OFF HIS DOZER HE STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

February 9, 1983 AL · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coalite Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE INJURED WAS WELDING ON THE BUCKET TO THE DRAGLINE HE TOOK OFF HIS SHIELD TO LOOK AT HIS WORK AND WHEN HE STOOD UP HE BUMPED HIS HEAD