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Steep Creek Iii: 1 reportable incident Coal

Sure Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Nelson Ramona H
Oakman, Tuscaloosa County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102678

Steep Creek Iii has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Feb 1991
Ownership history
  1. Faulkner Energy Corp 1986 to 1991
  2. Dove Coal Corp 1990 to 1991
  3. Sure Coal Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1991 8 11,554
1990 25 19,611
1989 14 31,518
1988 6 35,311
1987 0
1986 7 6,694
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Steep Creek Iii sits in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama · Population 234,036
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$63,947
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

1991 · 1 incident

February 4, 1991 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dove Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS NEAR A MAHCINE THAT HAS BEEN DOWN AND IN PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AND MOVED. A CHAIN HOLDING AN ENGINE BROKE. EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACKWARDS AND PLACED ONE FOOT ON A 8'TO 10" LWOER LEVEL AND SHIFTED HIS WIEGHT (APPROX 300LBS) ONTO SINGLE ANKLE IT BROKE ANKLE AND HE FELL. BROKEN LEFT ANKLE.