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Riverside: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Best Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by David (Michael) Jamison
Goodsprings, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102489

Riverside has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Jul 1983
Ownership history
  1. Kinlock Coals Inc 1982 to 1990
  2. Best Coal Inc 1990 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)
1992 0
1991 7 37,280
1990 11 13,722
1984 0
1983 17 93,362
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Riverside 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

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

July 20, 1983 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kinlock Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

MR BAKER WAS PUTTING A GUARD ON RADIATOR AT A D9H DOZER THE GUARD GOT HUNG AND UPON JARRING IT LOOSE IT CAME DOWN ON HIS FINGER CUTTING IT

July 16, 1983 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Kinlock Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GREASE & DIRT INADVERTENTLY GOT INTO RIGHT EYE.