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Roberta Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Calera, Shelby County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0101552

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2008
Latest incident
Oct 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
60
citations
14
significant & substantial
$8,388
proposed penalties
$8,338
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 S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q4 19 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,160 3 3 2586.2
2011 Q2 7,592 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,570 7 1 4458.6
2010 Q4 1,117 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 5,254 5 1 951.7
2010 Q2 8,810 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 8,342 2 1 239.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2008 · 1 incident

October 24, 2008 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Aggregates Southeast · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was clearing rocks jammed in between the grizzly bars on the grizzly bar screen with a sledge hammer and strained lower back. The employee cleared a few rocks and went to bend down to reach for the sledge hammer and felt a "pop" in his lower back. The employee didn't report the injury until 10/27/2008.

2005 · 2 incidents

October 13, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lafarge Aggregates Southeast · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was ascending vehicle steps - heard "pop like a balloon" and began experiencing severe pain. This injury was not reported in a timely manner. Employee notified plant personnal on 10/14/2005.

April 13, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Lafarge Aggregates Southeast · Contact with hot objects or substances

While cutting bolts from liner plates the torch burned back into the tip. Employee purged torch and let it cool off. When employee re-ignited torch, it burned through his glove. Employee had recently removed a piece of hot slag that had fallen into his glove - liner could have been smoldering and oxygen from torch could have accelerated it.

2004 · 1 incident

August 25, 2004 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lafarge Aggregates Southeast · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was holding a piece of U-channel steel with another employee and twisted wrong spraining his back.

2003 · 1 incident

March 20, 2003 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO REMOVE A ROCK (APPROX 10 LBS) FROM A CONVEYOR TRUSS. THE ROCK CAME LOOSE, BOUNCED OFF THE CATWALK STRIKING HIM ON THE SHIN CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION.

2001 · 1 incident