Mining Incidents

Star Branch Mine: 11 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Robins John M
Berry, Fayette County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102449

MSHA record for Star Branch Mine (mine ID 0102449). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Dec 1984
Ownership history
  1. Dixie Fuels Inc 1982 to 1985
  2. Erin Mining & Minerals Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Star Branch Mine 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

11 on file

1984 · 6 incidents

December 6, 1984 AL · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dixie Fuels Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL TRYING TO RESECURE AIR COMPRESSOR GUARD WHEN PART FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HAND.

April 14, 1984 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Dixie Fuels Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN ROCK TRUCK WAITING TO BE LOADED WAS RESTING ELBOW ON WINDOW ROCK DROPPED FROM TRUCK HITTING ELBOW.

March 15, 1984 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Dixie Fuels Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER. DOZER SLIPPED DOWN BANK JARRING EMPLOYEES HEAD AGAINST CAB CAGE.

March 6, 1984 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Dixie Fuels Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING ROCK TRUCK BACKED UP ON SPOIL TO DUMP ROCK SPOIL SHIFTED & GAVE WAY UNDER TRUCK CAUSING TRUCK TO TURN OVER.

January 16, 1984 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dixie Fuels Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS HOLDING PIN ON DOZER AND DROPPED PIN ON FINGER DUE TO COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS

1983 · 5 incidents

December 12, 1983 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dixie Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF ROCK TRUCK AND CAUGHT FOOT IN BUMPER

August 12, 1983 AL · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Dixie Fuels Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CORE DRILLING ROLLER WAS NOT STABLIZED & SLID BACK AGAINST EMPLOYEES LEG.

May 12, 1983 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Dixie Fuels Inc · Struck against a moving object

ROCK TRUCK DIED OUT: LOST STEERAING: HIT 570 LOADER

February 8, 1983 AL · Coal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dixie Fuels Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MAN WAS REPLACING FUEL PUMP ON TANK OF SERVICE TRUCK PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED ON PIPE CAUSING HIM TO FALL