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.
Calera Coal
Conrad Yelvington Distributors
· Facility
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 file2015 · 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)
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.