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Wolf Creek Mine #2: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Oakman, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103016

Wolf Creek Mine #2 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1994–1999
Latest incident
May 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4
inspections on record
8
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: 8 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. Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc 1994 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)
2002 0
2001 0
2000 0
1999 26 167,429
1998 38 264,933
1997 34 285,039
1996 22 179,714
1995 16 179,091
1994 4 19,817
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Wolf Creek Mine #2 sits in Walker County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Walker County, Alabama · Population 64,886
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$54,509
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; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1999 · 1 incident

May 13, 1999 AL · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ALIGNING TABLE BUSHING ON DRILL. BUSHING WAS LOWERED INTO PROPER PLACEMENT WHEN IT SLIPPING MASHING FINGERS OF EE'S RIGHT HAND

1997 · 2 incidents

September 8, 1997 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STARTING ENGINE ON 637 CAT SCRAPER.

April 17, 1997 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

2 CUTS TO BACK OF RIGHT HAND, RESULTING FROM GETTING HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN PIECE OF PLYWOOD AND SHARP METAL EDGE (CREATED BY CUTTING TORCH) WHILE HELPING WELDER REMOVE PLYWOOD FROM WORK AREA.

1994 · 1 incident

November 14, 1994 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO CLIMB DOWN LADDER ON ROCK TRUCK. HIS HAND SLIPED OFF HANDRAIL AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT ANKLE - SLIGHT TEAR OF TENDON.