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Wolf Creek North: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Oakman, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103015

Wolf Creek North has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1997.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Feb 1997
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)
1997 1 731
1996 5 71,336
1995 5 64,673
1994 5 34,570
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Wolf Creek North 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

February 24, 1997 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE FILLING POWER STEERING CANISTER ON TRUCK #5 IN DD&J SHOP, I ACCIDENTLY SLIPPED ON FENDER AND FELL STRIKING MY LEFT HIP ON FENDER AND THEN ON TO FLOOR OF SHOP ONTO MY RIGHT SHOULDER.

February 10, 1997 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING 3/4" IMPACT DRIVE SOCKET; TIGHTENING BOLTS ON #1 TRUCK, SOCKET SLIPPED ON NUT HEAD PIECE OF STEEL GOT IN LEFT EYE.