Mining Incidents

Blount Springs Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal

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 file

2025 · 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

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.

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

2002 · 1 incident

July 10, 2002 AL · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator OTHER
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.