Mining Incidents

Freeman Branch: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by NACCO Industries Inc
Eldridge, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102893

MSHA record for Freeman Branch (mine ID 0102893). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Dec 1991
Ownership history
  1. C & H Mining Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Freeman Branch 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

2 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

December 26, 1991 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & H Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ON FLOOR AT D9W WORKING ON AIR CONDITIONER AND POSSIBLY PULLED DISC IN BACK.