West Energy Inc · Fall onto or against objects
ASSIST REPLACE OF DRAGLINE HOIST CABLE STEPPED ACROS CROSS BRACIGS OF BOOM MISSED FOOTING CAUSING TO FALL INTO CROSS BRACINGS HITTING BRUISING L RIBS.
Nauvoo Mine #3: 2 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Nauvoo Mine #3 (mine ID 0102651). 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
- 1987–1989
- Latest incident
- May 1989
Ownership history
- West Energy Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Nauvoo Mine #3 sits in Walker County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.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 file1989 · 1 incident
1987 · 1 incident
November 27, 1987
AL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
West Energy Inc · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A HAMMER TO HIT A WEDGE. A PIECE OF THE WEDGE BROKE OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT EYE.