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PATTON ISLAND MINE: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Mcalister Vince
Lauderdale County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103125

MSHA record for PATTON ISLAND MINE (mine ID 0103125). 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
1998
Latest incident
Aug 1998
Ownership history
  1. F-L Sand & Gravel Llc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

PATTON ISLAND MINE sits in Lauderdale County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Lauderdale County, Alabama · Population 95,037
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$59,082
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

1998 · 2 incidents

August 14, 1998 AL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
F-L Sand & Gravel Llc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE SLIPPED ON MUD AFTER A RAIN. HE FELL AND PULLED SOME MUSCLE S IN HIS BACK.

April 10, 1998 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
F-L Sand & Gravel Llc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A BURNER CUT A METAL PLATE FOR A GUSSETT, DUE TO THE BURNING OF METAL BY A TORCH A SPARK CAUSED A FIRE IN A NEARBY TRASH BARREL. AN AEROSOL PAINT CAN CAUGHT ON FIRE AND E XPLODED CAUSING FACIAL BURNS TO EMPLOYEE. 2ND DEGREE BURN.