Mining Incidents

LAKESHORE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Homewood, Jefferson County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0103270

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2005–2025
Latest incident
Feb 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
111
citations
32
significant & substantial
$25,650
proposed penalties
$19,783
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 4,964 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,572 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,829 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,261 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,149 1 0 241.0
2024 Q3 2,464 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 764 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,393 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 · 1 incident

February 21, 2025 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee felt a pop in EE's knee when EE was climbing up to check shims on a hazemag. EE worked full duty until EE had surgery on March 7th for a meniscal tear.

2016 · 1 incident

October 3, 2016 AL · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from ladders

After performing routine maintenance on the scalping screen, employee was exiting via a 9' fixed vertical ladder when lost footing and fell from the 3rd rung of the ladder to the platform below. Employee was transported to the emergency room and is currently losing time.

2012 · 1 incident

April 25, 2012 AL · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE injured his right knee while jumping from a concrete block to the ground . He sought medical attention on 4/25/12 and was placed on restricted duty. This incident is being reporting within 10 days of employee seeking medical attention.

2011 · 1 incident

October 12, 2011 AL · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from ladders

EE was climbing a ladder to a screen to perform maintenance and lost his grip and fell backwards. The fall resulted in lacerations to the employee's head and lower leg. The employee was placed on modified duty on October 13th and returned to full duty on October 17th.

2010 · 1 incident

March 15, 2010 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Lafarge Aggregates Southeast Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While on a manlift, the employee shifted his weight and he had his middle finger right hand on the outside of the lift. As the lift moved slightly he smashed his finger between a beam and the manlift rail.

2009 · 1 incident

July 15, 2009 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Lafarge Aggregates Southeast Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee complained that his lower back was hurting after operating the 980G and the pug mill. He was seen by a physician and medications prescribed and released to return to work.

2008 · 1 incident

2007 · 1 incident

September 11, 2007 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Birmingham Aggregates LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The maintenance employee was working on Screen 2 (after it was raining) and slipped on surface causing a strain in the employee's back.

2006 · 3 incidents

August 4, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Birmingham Aggregates LLC · Struck by falling object

Two employee were unloading a pallet of wires. The hurt employee dropped the pallet causing it to hit his left wrist. Employee suffured left wrist sprain. This Accident was originally report online August 4, 2006; however, for some reason it never went through the system.

July 3, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Birmingham Aggregates LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee suffered lower lumbar strain due to improper lifting/twisting of core samples. The samples weight is near 100(lbs). Employee was turning around core sample to read the label for inventory. The root cause of the injury were samples stacked to high. The contributing factors to the injury were improper lifting/twisting heavy objects. However, no damage or impairment.

March 22, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Birmingham Aggregates LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Applying belt dressing to head pulley of pug mill conveyor, employee inserted arm behind guard and sleeve was caught by conveyor. Employee suffered arm dislocation, fracture, and abrasions before he was able to hit conveyor stop button.

2005 · 2 incidents

December 12, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Birmingham Aggregates LLC · Struck against stationary object

Discharge conveyor stopped so he was turning rotor to look at the belt when his hand (right thumb)got cut by rotor blade.

August 16, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Birmingham Aggregates LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

While changing screens on the deister equipment, he was hammering wedges into screens and his elbow gave way.