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Bellwood Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Couch Aggregates LLC · Surface

Controlled by AFTA, LLC; Steve Shaw

Geneva, Geneva County, AL · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0100578

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2011–2020
Latest incident: Feb 2020

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$16,239

proposed penalties

$14,989

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	4,100	0	0.0
2025 Q3	4,558	0	0.0
2025 Q2	563	0	0.0
2025 Q1	580	2	3448.3
2024 Q4	86	0	0.0
2024 Q2	3,397	0	0.0
2024 Q1	3,780	0	0.0
2023 Q4	4,036	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2020 · 1 incident

February 4, 2020 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Couch Aggregates LLC · Struck by falling object

Tacking a piece of metal onto a metal feed bo, while holding in place to tack, it fell and sliced finger (right hand, index finger between fingernail and first knuckle). Received medical treatment at Southeast Health ER, receive stitches and told to follow up with doctor in couple days.

2011 · 1 incident

March 28, 2011 AL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER

Couch Ready Mix USA Aggregates Div · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee fainted for approx 1 minute. Regained consciousness and stated he improperly taken blood pressure medication, was transported by rescue service for Dr evaluation. Due to heart condition, pacemaker installed later by personal physician, 37 days off.