Mining Incidents

Battleground Rock Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Falkville, Morgan County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0103100

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Aug 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
93
citations
29
significant & substantial
$44,323
proposed penalties
$39,669
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 8,193 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,888 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 10,996 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 8,285 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 9,773 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 11,252 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 12,686 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,129 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

13 on file

2025 · 4 incidents

August 11, 2025 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wiregrass Construction Co., Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was disconnecting a 4" water line from the water truck when the water line flew back and made contact with the employee's mouth, cutting EE's lip and chipping a tooth.

August 6, 2025 AL · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wiregrass Construction Co., Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling electrical wire in an awkward position when EE pulled a muscle in EE's left shoulder.

July 28, 2025 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wiregrass Construction Co., Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing up steps of a rented loader, missed the top step, and fell to the ground injuring left hip, left knee, and left elbow.

July 25, 2025 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wiregrass Construction Co., Inc · Fall from machine

The employee sat in the passenger seat of the supervisor's truck while a CB was being installed. It was at this time the employee experienced a possible personal medical event and fell out of the truck, striking their head. This caused a small laceration/abrasion to the right forehead which involved swelling.

2008 · 1 incident

February 11, 2008 AL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was fabricating a rock chute on ground. He had rolled chute over to access other side. Chute then rolled back on his right foot breaking his first 3 toes just behind the steel toe guard in his boot.

2006 · 1 incident

2005 · 4 incidents

June 14, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWO BEARING CAPS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CRUSHER/JAW. THEY WERE PLACED ON A PALLET. THE MINER WAS ASSIGNED TO CLEAN THE CAPS IN PREPARATION TO PUT IN NEW BEARINGS AND GREASE. AS HE WAS TURNING ONE OF THE CAPS OVER TO CLEAN IT, IT SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS HOLDING IT OVER STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE TWO CAPS.

June 8, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING MECHANICS WORK ON JAW CRUSHER WHILE MACHINE WAS INOPERABLE. EE WAS USING A PRY BAR ON A LARGE BEARING WHILE THE MECHANICS WERE TRYING TO REMOVE THE SAME BEARING. THE BEARING CAP MOVED AND THE PRY BAR EE WAS USING SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND FOREFINGER.

April 23, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS TYING OFF A LADDER THAT HAD BEEN PLACED INSIDE A PUG MILL HOPPER. WHILE TYING OFF THE LADDER, EE PRESSED HIS RIGHT SIDE AGAINST THE HOPPER WALLS. WHEN HE DID THIS, HE FELT A "POPPING" IN HIS RIGHT SIDE.

April 18, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was removing a large stone from the haul road from the pit area which was too large to lift, by moving rolling it out of the roadway and sprang wrist on left hand.

2003 · 2 incidents

April 28, 2003 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM REPAIRS ON WATER PUMP AT PUMP HOUSE WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY STEPPED ON A LOOSE BOARD WITH A NAIL IN IT.

March 11, 2003 AL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR TO RE-POSITION A MASK PIN IN DRILL AND USING HIS OWN BODY WEIGHT TO PRY THIS PIN BACK INTO PLACE WHEN RIB FRACTURED.

2001 · 1 incident

August 30, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE'S INJURY WAS RE-DIAGNOSED SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE ORIGINAL ACCIDENT REPORT AS TRAUMATIC CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. HE WAS REFERRED TO A PHYSICIAN IN PINSON, ALABAMA FOR A NEW TYPE OF CHIROPRATI C TREATMENT INVOLVING WRIST AND HAND EXERCISES AND COLD LASER TREATMENT OF THE MEDIAN NERVE TO REDUCE NERVE SWELLING. THESE TREATMENTS LASTED FROM APPROXIMATELY SEPT 2001 UNTIL JANUARY 2002.