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Files Bottom: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Timothy L McCoy
Carbon Hill, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102706

Files Bottom has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1993.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1993–1994
Latest incident
Aug 1994
Ownership history
  1. Costain Coal Inc 1986 to 1996
  2. Alabama Land & Mineral Corp 1996 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 8
1994 33 251,724
1993 39 410,745
1992 7 65,257
1991 0
1990 0
1989 0
1988 0
1987 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Files Bottom 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

4 on file

1994 · 1 incident

August 16, 1994 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Costain Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE WAS STEPPING FROM THE BACK OF THE SERVICE TRUCK TO ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN HE HEARD HIS KNEE POP & FELT A STRETCHING FEELING IN HIS KNEE THIS REPORTED ACCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY OUR WORKMANS COMP PEOPLE THE EMPLOYEE TOOK FOUR PERSONAL SICK DAYS AFTER THIS WAS REPORTED

1993 · 3 incidents

November 11, 1993 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Costain Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE SERVICEMAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE FUEL FILTER ON A GAS PUMP WHEN AFTER BREAKING THE FILTER LOOSE, PRESSURE IN THE GAS LINE CAUSED A SPRAY OF GASOLINE TO STRIKE THE MAN IN HIS FACE. HAD TO HAVE EYES IRRIGATED AT HOSPITAL

June 26, 1993 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Costain Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING A ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

May 25, 1993 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Costain Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE LOADING HOLES WITH EXPLOSIVES A ROCK ROLLED OFF THE HIWALL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE, IT WAS A RAINY DAY OFF AND ON.