The employee was hauling material down a steep slope at the quarry when they lost use of the brakes and the vehicle turned over, resulting in a fractured finger.
Blount Springs Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Wiregrass Construction Company, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Construction Partners Inc
Cullman,
Blount County,
AL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103047
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2001–2025
- Latest incident
- Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
160
citations
37
significant & substantial
$93,143
proposed penalties
$52,590
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 4,532 | 8 | 5 | 1765.2 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,867 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 496 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 7,342 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 559 | 1 | 0 | 1788.9 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,305 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 6,402 | 4 | 0 | 624.8 |
| 2023 Q4 | 5,106 | 0 | 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
5 on file2025 · 1 incident
October 22, 2025
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Wiregrass Construction Company, Inc. · Struck against a moving object
2005 · 2 incidents
August 23, 2005
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Fall from machine
EE alleges to have fallen while attempting to climb onto a track hoe
2002 · 1 incident
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE RADIOS SCALE HOUSE AND REQUESTED HELP AND AN AMBULANCE. EE THEN PROCEEDED TO PARK HIS LOADER, MINE SUPERVISOR AND SCALEPERSON RESPONDED TO HIM TO RENDER AID, CALLED EMS MINER TREATED BY PARAMEDICS ON SEEN, STABILIZED AND TRANSPORTED TO WOODLAND E.R.
2001 · 1 incident
September 11, 2001
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EE HAD DISMOUNTED HIS HOE, AND WAS WALKING OVER TO CHECK HIS AREA WHERE DIGGING, & FELL AGAINST A SHARP ROCK LACERATING HIS RIGHT FOREARM.