New Castle Mining Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STANDING ON AXEL OF KLATE PUMP TO CRANK ENGINE. FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL ACROSS PUMP RAIL BRUISING RIBS.
Five Mile Creek: 1 reportable incident Coal
Five Mile Creek has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1991.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1991
- Latest incident
- Sep 1991
Ownership history
- New Castle Mining Inc 1990 to 1991
- New Castle Mining Inc 1991 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 9 | 15,136 |
| 1990 | 3 | 231 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Five Mile Creek sits in Jefferson County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.Jefferson County, Alabama · Population 669,744
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$64,589
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.