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Piney Woods: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Mitchell William H
Northport, Tuscaloosa County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0101660

Piney Woods has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Jun 1986
Ownership history
  1. Brookwood Equipment Co Inc 1977 to 1978
  2. Mitchell & Neely Inc 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1990 0
1989 0
1988 5 11,000
1987 14 51,553
1986 21 89,742
1985 13 60,409
1984 4 3,394
1983 3 3,524
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Piney Woods 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

2 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

June 18, 1986 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mitchell & Neely Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME STRUCK A7 CRIMPING TOOL WITH HAMMER AND MISSED BUT HIT HIS LEFT THUMB INSTEAD LEFT THUMB BROKEN