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North River Surface: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Chevron Corporation
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102182

MSHA record for North River Surface (mine ID 0102182). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Apr 1984
Ownership history
  1. North River Energy Corp 1980 to 1981
  2. North River Energy Company 1981 to 1986
  3. Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

North River Surface sits in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama · Population 234,036
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$63,947
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

April 4, 1984 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North River Energy Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ REPORTED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO THREAD A SHORT PIECE OF CHAIN THROUGH A CRANE HOOK THE CHAIN MUST HAVE HAD A SHARP BURR OR A LINK WHICH RESULTED IN A CUT TO THE INJUREDS LEFT HAND BETWEEN T THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER

1983 · 2 incidents

June 3, 1983 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
North River Energy Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS SCRAPING MUD AND DEBRI OFF OF COAL SEAM WITH A 980 COAL LOADER THE LOADER WENT OFF THE EDGE AT THE COAL SEAM 12 INCH DROP AND THE BUCKET DUG INTO THE BOTTOM WHICH CAUSED A SUDDEN JOLT TEH INJUERD STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE WINDSHELID

January 18, 1983 AL · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
North River Energy Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STATED HE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT A SMALL STRIP OF WOOD THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB