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Oakman Pit: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Taft A J Jr
Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102919

Oakman Pit has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1991–1992
Latest incident
Feb 1992
Ownership history
  1. Warrior Enterprises Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1994 7
1993 8
1992 10
1991 13
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Oakman Pit 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

4 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

February 26, 1992 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Warrior Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK AND ANOTHER ROCK ROLLED ONTO HIS HAND.HIS HAND WAS BADLY BRUISED.

February 3, 1992 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Warrior Enterprises Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING TRUCK UP A RAMP TO DUMP HE MISSED THE RAMP & THE TRUCK TIPPED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BRUISES & A STIFF NECK

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1991 · 2 incidents

September 23, 1991 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Warrior Enterprises Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE EE WAS BACKING UP A RAMP AND BACKED OFF AN EMBANKMENT THE TRUCK TURNED ON ITS SIDE. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDOW FRAME HE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.

September 6, 1991 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Warrior Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKER REMOVING A ROCK THAT WAS LODGED ON DISCHARGED CHUTE AND ANOTHER ROCK FELL AND SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN THE 2 ROCKS.