Mining Incidents

Calera Coal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Calera, Shelby County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0103380

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2009–2015
Latest incident
Jan 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
26
citations
1
significant & substantial
$3,036
proposed penalties
$3,036
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 5,456 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 346 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 377 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 277 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 6,187 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,326 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 398 3 0 7537.7
2023 Q3 486 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

3 on file

2015 · 1 incident

January 6, 2015 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Conrad Yelvington Distributors · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee opened a light weight battery box lid to connect battery jumper cables. After restarting the vehicle he attempted to close the lid and felt his thumb becoming pinched between the lid and side of vehicle. He jerked his hand from the pinch point resulting in a tear to his left thumb. He was released back to full duty from the Clinic after receiving 5 stitches.

2010 · 1 incident

June 30, 2010 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Conrad Yelvington Dist. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee was walking down the office stairs when he slipped at the bottom of the stairs and sprained his right ankle.

2009 · 1 incident

January 30, 2009 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Conrad Yelvington Dist. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was using a prybar to lift a mechanism on a railcar door, to close the door. The door was jammed. Employee used excessive force instead of getting assistance.