Mining Incidents

Gibson Hill: 3 reportable incidents Coal

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

MSHA record for Gibson Hill (mine ID 0102232). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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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.

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

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.