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Gibson Hill: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Arch Of Alabama Inc · Surface
Controlled by Ashland Inc
Oakman, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102232

Gibson Hill has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Dec 1984
Ownership history
  1. Arch Of Alabama Inc 1980 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)
1988 0
1987 5 26,626
1986 13 60,177
1985 20 113,333
1984 31 121,766
1983 36 143,454
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Gibson Hill 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

3 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

December 3, 1984 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Arch Of Alabama Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HYDRAULIC LINE BURST OIL SPRAYED ON THE ENGINE TRUBO CAUSING THE DOZER TO CATCH A FIRE.

January 19, 1984 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arch Of Alabama Inc · Struck against stationary object

OPERATOR WAS GETTING INTO THE CAB OF A 355 KOMATSU DOZER HE STOOD UP TO QUICK STRIKING THE HEATER KNOB BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES

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1983 · 1 incident

August 4, 1983 AL · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
Arch Of Alabama Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING AIR WRENCH WHEN IT JUMPED OFF BOLT HEAD AND SMASHED FOREFINGER ON RIGHT HAND.