Contract Augering Services Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHEN WALKING TO MOVE COAL TRUCK HE BRUSHED AGAINST PIN HOLDING SKID HYDRAULIC CYCLINDER IN PLACE WIRE KEEPER HOLDING PIN CUT UPPER THIGH.
Early Ridge Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal
Mc Wane Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
William D McWane; C Phillip McWane
MSHA Mine ID: 0102732
Early Ridge Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1990
- Latest incident
- May 1990
Ownership history
- Coal Auger Systems Inc 1987 to 1988
- Contract Augering Services Inc 1988 to 1993
- Mc Wane Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | 16,491 |
| 1989 | 2 | 2,907 |
| 1988 | 5 | 834 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Early Ridge Mine sits in Walker County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.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.