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Star Branch Ii: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by NACCO Industries Inc
Berry, Fayette County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102002

MSHA record for Star Branch Ii (mine ID 0102002). 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
1984
Latest incident
May 1984
Ownership history
  1. Dixie Fuels Inc 1979 to 1991
  2. Birmingham Coal & Coke Company Inc 1991 to 1992
  3. C & H Mining Company Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Star Branch Ii sits in Fayette County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Fayette County, Alabama · Population 16,173
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$50,733
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

1984 · 2 incidents