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Miller Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Calhoun County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102557

MSHA record for Miller Pit (mine ID 0102557). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Nov 1984
Ownership history
  1. M-Earth Of Alabama Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Miller Pit sits in Calhoun County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Calhoun County, Alabama · Population 116,141
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$55,826
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

1984 · 1 incident

November 19, 1984 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-Earth Of Alabama Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE ON BARGE AS HE WAS TRYING TO TAKE UP SLACK HIS GLOVE HUNG IN CABLE PULLING HIS HAND INTO PULLEY

1983 · 1 incident

August 23, 1983 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-Earth Of Alabama Inc · Struck against stationary object

REPAIRING BULLDOZER,DROPPED BOLT HE WAS REMOVING FROM BLADE.MOVED HAND TOO FAST THEREBY CUTTING IT ON BLADE.EMPL STATED THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS OWN FAULT.CUT HIS LEFT THUMB -4 SUTURES.