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Oswayo #9: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Timothy L McCoy
North Johns, Jefferson County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102208

MSHA record for Oswayo #9 (mine ID 0102208). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1986–1990
Latest incident
May 1990
Ownership history
  1. Black Diamond Coal Mining Company 1980 to 1991
  2. Alabama Land & Mineral Corp 1991 to 1996
  3. Alabama Land & Mineral Corp 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Oswayo #9 sits in Jefferson 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.
Jefferson County, Alabama · Population 669,744
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$64,589
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 29, 1986 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger Fatality · OTHER
Black Diamond Coal Mining Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE WAS FO6ND LAYING FACE DWON APPROX 20' INSIDE AN OLD ABANDONED UNDERGROUND MINE OPENING. UNKNOWN CAUSES OF DEATH PENDING AUTOPSY REPORT

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1990 · 2 incidents

April 9, 1990 AL · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Black Diamond Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE MOVING THE DRILL WITH BOOM UP, IT WAS NOT LOCKED DOWN. WHEN BOOM CAME DOWN HE WAS BOUNCED AROUND INSIDE CAB, HIS HAT CAME OFF BEFORE HITTING TOP OF CAB. CUT TOP OF HEAD REQUIRING 30 STIT CHES.