Mining Incidents

O'Neal Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Calera, Shelby County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0103076

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Jun 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
67
citations
9
significant & substantial
$7,504
proposed penalties
$7,504
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 6,504 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 832 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,565 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,590 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 949 1 0 1053.7
2024 Q2 6,551 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 7,839 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,007 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
April 16, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SRM Aggregates, Inc. · Fall from machine

DRIVER CLIMBED ON BACK TIRE OF TRUCK TO FINISH TARPING HIS LOAD AND SLIPPED & FELL OFF TRUCK HITTING HIS HEAD

Reportable incidents

11 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2024 · 1 incident

June 13, 2024 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Miner states was bit by a tick on the back of the neck while inspecting fire extinguishers at the pug mill located at the O'Neal Quarry on 06-13-2024. EE was absent from work on Monday 06-24-2024 and has not returned to work.

2022 · 1 incident

2018 · 1 incident

December 10, 2018 AL · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Fall down stairs

As EE was exiting the tower using the stairway, EE rolled right ankle off the edge of the stair tread causing EE to fall backwards hitting head.

2011 · 1 incident

December 14, 2011 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Fall from machine

When dismounting EX-0543 (Excavator) operator slipped and fell about 4 ft onto rocky ground, spraining his left ankle.

2007 · 1 incident

September 4, 2007 AL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was installing a motor on the primary feeder. As the motor was being positioned onto the motor base, it shifted and pinched the tip of the employees left ring finger between the motor and an adjacent beam.

2006 · 1 incident

July 24, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was coupling railcar airlines. When air was applied to the airline it separated at the coupling. The airline coupling swung back and hit his left middle finger causing a cut that needed 10 stitches.

2004 · 1 incident

June 18, 2004 AL · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHET TO REPAIR VSI. OPENED FIRST DOOR AND AS HE WAS OPENING THE SECOND DOOR, THE FIRST DOOR FELL AND HIS HAND WAS SMASHED BETWEEN BOTH DOORS.

2002 · 2 incidents

August 19, 2002 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING TO MOUNT ON BACK OF THE DRY SCREEN WITH A BOX KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT PALM.

January 18, 2002 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
SRM Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER JAW AND A ROCK HIT HIM IN THE HEAD REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.

2001 · 1 incident

November 10, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
SRM Aggregates, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING SOME WIRE TO REBUILD THE DRY SCREEN DISCHARGE CHUTE AND STRAINED HIS GROIN (RIGHT).

2000 · 1 incident

March 1, 2000 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
SRM Aggregates, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

MOTION OF LOADER CAUSED NERVE IN BACK TO BECOME AGGRAVATED.