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Sellers Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Lowndes County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102565

MSHA record for Sellers Pit (mine ID 0102565). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985–1990
Latest incident
May 1990
Ownership history
  1. W S Newell Companies 1984 to 1987
  2. James Deese-Contractor 1987 to 1990
  3. Newell Enterprises Inc 1990 to 1990
  4. American Colloid Company Minerals Group 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Sellers Pit sits in Lowndes County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Lowndes County, Alabama · Population 10,008
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$35,160
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

1990 · 1 incident

May 18, 1990 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Newell Enterprises Inc · Flash burns (welding)

WORKING AROUND WELDING MAHCINE-BURNED BOTH EYES.

1985 · 2 incidents

November 14, 1985 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
W S Newell Companies · Struck against a moving object

2 VEHICLES MEETING IN NARROW SECTION HAULROAD -- VEHICLES RAN INTO ONE ANOTHER - NO PERMANENT INJURY OR IMPAIRMENT

November 14, 1985 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
W S Newell Companies · Struck against a moving object

2 VEHICLES MEETING IN NARROW SECTION OF HAUL-ROAD VEHICLES RAN INTO ONE ANOTHER. NOPERMANENT INJURY OR IMPAIRMENT