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Marigold Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Bankhead John H Iii
Jasper, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102690

Marigold Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Apr 1987
Ownership history
  1. Viking Energy Group Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1990 4
1989 4
1988 5
1987 4
1986 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Marigold Mine 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

1 on file

1987 · 1 incident

April 12, 1987 AL · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Viking Energy Group Inc · Fall from machine

CONTRACT WELDER3WORKING ON CABLE SUSPENDED 31' COAL CONVEYOR 6'' CHANNEL BEAM CONSTRUCTED,CABLE CLAMP ON HEAD PULLEY SIDE WASNT CHECK FOR TIGHTNESS WHICH CAUSED ONE MAN TO FALL OFF BELT 8' FRO M GROUND.CUTS,B9UISES,BROKE THUIMB.