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Walkers Gap Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Simmons George M
Oneonta, Blount County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0101910

Walkers Gap Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Dec 1985
Ownership history
  1. Battle Creek Mining Company Inc 1978 to 1983
  2. Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc 1983 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)
1986 3
1985 3 29,809
1984 0
1983 3 6,532
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Walkers Gap Mine sits in Blount County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Blount County, Alabama · Population 59,292
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$61,096
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

1985 · 1 incident

December 21, 1985 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS P6LLING HIMSELF UP ON HIS MACHINE AND STRAINED HIS BACK