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Mine #3: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Brown Barry L
Carbon Hill, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102611

Mine #3 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Aug 1991
Ownership history
  1. Lost Creek Coal Company Inc 1985 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)
1994 10
1993 14 53,200
1992 19 97,463
1991 17 95,363
1990 17 92,710
1989 16 98,397
1988 23 224,703
1987 23 146,286
1986 22 140,871
1985 17 126,230
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine #3 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

2 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

August 10, 1991 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lost Creek Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

PUMP WAS ON AIR. HE WAS REMOVING DISCHARGE HOSE & HOT WATER SPRAYED ON HIM BURNING RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST & RIGHT ARM.

July 20, 1991 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lost Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DRAGCHAIN ON DRAGLINE DROPPED DOWN, CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN LINKS.