Mitchell & Neely Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF OXYGEN/ACETYLENE RACK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED RESULTING IN A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
Lanco: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Lanco has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Sep 1984
Ownership history
- Mitchell & Neely Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 9 | 20,976 |
| 1989 | 16 | 76,780 |
| 1988 | 14 | 42,560 |
| 1987 | 2 | 17,270 |
| 1986 | 28 | 77,335 |
| 1985 | 29 | 78,954 |
| 1984 | 31 | 71,085 |
| 1983 | 25 | 20,893 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Lanco sits in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Tuscaloosa County, Alabama · Population 234,036
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$63,947
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1984 · 2 incidents
August 31, 1984
AL · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mitchell & Neely Inc · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPLACE FAIRLEAD PIN ON 2400 LIMA DRAGLINE BY DRIVING PIN BACK WITH A HAMMER. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE PIN AS IT WAS HIT STIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK