Mining Incidents

Springville Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Springville, St Clair County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103218

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2003
Latest incident
Oct 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
10
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,044
proposed penalties
$1,044
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
2006 Q3 122 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 323 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 940 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 270 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,096 5 1 2385.5
2004 Q3 802 1 0 1246.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

October 9, 2003 AL · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · No Value Found

ON 10/20/03 SAFETY & HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED EE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL ON 10/19/03. HE THOUGHT HE WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK. ER PHYSICIAN DETERMINED IT WAS A BROKEN RIB. EE STATED T HE ONLY THING HE COULD REMEMBER THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE BROKEN RIB WAS FALLING AGAINST THE AIR CONDITIONER WHEN HIS CHAIR BROKE. AT THE TIME HE FELT OK. HE WORKED 7 DAYS & HAD NO PROBLEMS.

October 7, 2003 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS BENDING OVER TO ADJUST CONVEYOR TAILPULLEY WITH A SCREW TYPE ADJUSTMENT. HE WAS USING A 3/4" RATCHET WHILE BENDING OVER AND PULLING WITH BOTH HANDS.