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Long'S Branch Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Whitlock A W
Trafford, Blount County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102632

Long'S Branch Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Feb 1989
Ownership history
  1. White Oak Mining Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  2. Long Branch Coal Company Inc 1986 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)
1989 23 28,154
1988 35 130,404
1987 29 87,606
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Long'S Branch 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

2 on file

1989 · 1 incident

February 19, 1989 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Long Branch Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

WELDING TOO CLOSE TO FELLOW WORKER BURNED BY WELDING LIGHT. BURNED LEFT EYE.

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1988 · 1 incident