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Kivette Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Abston William A
Brilliant, Marion County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103024

Kivette Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1995
Latest incident
Aug 1995
Ownership history
  1. Abston Construction Company Inc 1994 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)
1999 0
1998 0
1997 9 20,755
1996 23 60,517
1995 20 82,432
1994 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Kivette Mine sits in Marion County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Marion County, Alabama · Population 29,190
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$50,714
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

1995 · 2 incidents

August 8, 1995 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Abston Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WAS WORKING ON DOZIER DRIVING PIN OUT WITH TOOL PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN EYE.

April 13, 1995 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Abston Construction Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS WELDING ON EQUIPMENT (992-C LOADER) HAD PROTECTIVE HOOD, BUT WAS WELDING A PLACE THAT WAS HARD TO GET TO.