Mining Incidents

Universal #1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Swasher Inc · Facility
Controlled by Otis Skinner
Mulga, Jefferson County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102940

MSHA record for Universal #1 (mine ID 0102940). 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
1992
Latest incident
Jan 1992
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3
inspections on record
6
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 6 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Skinner Coal Washer Inc 1992 to 1996
  2. Colonial Contracting Inc 1996 to 1996
  3. Swasher Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Universal #1 sits in Jefferson 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.
Jefferson County, Alabama · Population 669,744
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$64,589
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 900 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1992 · 1 incident

January 20, 1992 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Skinner Coal Washer Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS ICEY AND HE WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED. BROKE HIS ANKLE.