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Propst Mountain Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Arch Of Alabama Inc · Surface
Controlled by Ashland Inc
Oakman, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102282

Propst Mountain Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Apr 1984
Ownership history
  1. Arch Of Alabama Inc 1981 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)
1984 16 55,980
1983 16 66,394
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Propst Mountain Mine 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

3 on file

1984 · 1 incident

April 30, 1984 AL · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arch Of Alabama Inc · Struck by flying object

DRILL OPERATOR WAS REPAIRING THE DRILL-REMOVING A HOUSE JACK. HE WAS USING A SMALL HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT A PIN WHEN THE HAMMER HEAD BROKE AND A PIECE OF THE FLYING METAL STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT FOREARM CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND AND LACERATION OF UNDER FOREARM.

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1983 · 2 incidents

October 18, 1983 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arch Of Alabama Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DOING REPAIR WORK TO TRACKS ON DRAGLINE WHEN TWISTED LEFT KNEE REPLACING ROLLER PIN.

October 15, 1983 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arch Of Alabama Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

A 3\\ PUMP FAILED TO DISCHARGE WHILE RUNNING,WATER RAN HOT AND SCALDED PUMPER WHEN TACKING DISCHARGE HOSE LOOSE.HOT WATER HIT EMPL FROM WAIST DOWN CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEGS AND GROIN AR