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Sylvania Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Simmons George M
Sylvania, Jackson County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102471

MSHA record for Sylvania Mine (mine ID 0102471). 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
1985
Latest incident
Nov 1985
Ownership history
  1. Calvert & Marsh Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1984
  2. Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Sylvania Mine sits in Jackson County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Jackson County, Alabama · Population 52,839
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,454
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

1985 · 2 incidents

August 21, 1985 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A PIN IN TRAVEL CHAIN ON DRAGLINE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRAINED BACK