Mining Incidents

Spar Incorporated: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Spar Inc · Facility
Calhoun County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102569

MSHA record for Spar Incorporated (mine ID 0102569). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Jan 1985
Ownership history
  1. Spar Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Spar Incorporated sits in Calhoun County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Calhoun County, Alabama · Population 116,141
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$55,826
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

January 8, 1985 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Spar Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE SPLASHED 75% SOLUTION OF PHOSPHORIC ACID IN FACE