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Frontier Processing Inc: 1 reportable incident Coal

Frontier Processing · Facility
Sipsey, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103059

Frontier Processing Inc has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1997.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Jul 1997
Ownership history
  1. Frontier Processing 1995 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)
1998 0
1997 3
1996 2 1,203
1995 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Frontier Processing Inc 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

1 on file

1997 · 1 incident

July 22, 1997 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Frontier Processing · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MATERIAL LODGED IN THE COAL FEEDER HOPPER AND EE WAS USING A PRY BAR ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE, WHEN HIS 4TH FINGER ON HIS RT HAND WAS MASHED BETWEEN THE BAR AND HOPPER.