Mining Incidents

SELDEN PIT: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

River City Industries · Surface
Controlled by Lewis James
Greene County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102762

MSHA record for SELDEN PIT (mine ID 0102762). 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
1989–1990
Latest incident
Jun 1990
Ownership history
  1. Forkland Materials Inc 1988 to 1991
  2. River City Industries 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

SELDEN PIT sits in Greene County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Greene County, Alabama · Population 7,589
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$31,495
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

1990 · 1 incident

June 13, 1990 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Forkland Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LET HANDLE OF WINCH SLIP OUT OF HAND AND HANDLE HIT LEFT ARM.

1989 · 1 incident

December 8, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Forkland Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT FOR A PATCH. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT FOREARM. LACERATION REQUIRED 10 STITCHES.