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Hendrix Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Simmons George M
Hendrix, Blount County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102556

MSHA record for Hendrix Mine (mine ID 0102556). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
May 1985
Ownership history
  1. Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hendrix Mine sits in Blount County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Blount County, Alabama · Population 59,292
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$61,096
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

May 24, 1985 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL LEAVING PIT IN POWDER TRUCK,BRAKES GAVE WAY ON TRUCK AND IT OVERTURNED.EMPL REC\D BRUISES AND LACERATIONS.

1984 · 5 incidents

November 28, 1984 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO HELP CRANK A LOADER AND TWISTED RIGHT FOOT.

June 4, 1984 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CHANGING DRAG CABLE ON DRAGLINE AND MASHED FINGER

May 10, 1984 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS HELPING PUT CABLE ON DRAGLINE AND INJURED LEFT LITTLE FINGER

January 6, 1984 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS DRIVING STEEL PIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER PIECE OS STEEL BROKE OFF HITING EMP IN MOUTH RESULTING IN SUPERFICIAL LACERATIONS ON LIP AND TONGUE