Mining Incidents

Rockwood Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Alabama Stone Company · Underground
Russellville, Franklin County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0100010

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
201
citations
51
significant & substantial
$36,059
proposed penalties
$35,603
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 11,272 4 0 354.9
2025 Q3 9,090 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 11,425 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,661 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 9,087 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,690 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,642 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,865 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

11 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

March 12, 2025 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alabama Stone Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was moving a bar holder from one area to another, bar holder fell on left foot

March 4, 2025 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alabama Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While lifting airbag above shoulders felt a pinching sensation on neck

2024 · 2 incidents

November 4, 2024 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Alabama Stone Company · Struck by falling object

As a load of slabs were being picked up, one slab broke in the middle and fell toward employee, hitting them in the chest and knocked them back against the concrete wall

March 5, 2024 AL · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alabama Stone Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was exiting the skid steer, tripped and fell on chin and hip.

2014 · 1 incident

December 11, 2014 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alabama Stone Company · Fall from machine

Miner was using the rear deck of a Volvo front end loader and tried to climb the wall by hand to connect air hoses to a compressor line. Miner fell and landed on the side of his head.

2009 · 1 incident

October 2, 2009 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alabama Stone Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was putting track together for saw, he was tightening bolt. Wrench slipped off nut and he fell back onto floor.

2008 · 1 incident

May 21, 2008 AL · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Alabama Stone Company · Struck against stationary object

In front of Quarry-EE was walking and stepped on small stone, turned foot over and sprained right ankle

2006 · 2 incidents

March 21, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alabama Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping move Korfman saw and stepped over track into sawed channel, turning ankle over.

February 1, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alabama Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was trying to open a box with his pocket knife and the knife slipped and stabbed in palm of left hand

2003 · 1 incident

March 10, 2003 AL · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Alabama Stone Company · No Value Found

HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A BUCKET OF A FRONTEND LOADER USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN A PIN. HE FELT SOME TIGHTENING GRADUALLY IN HIS RIGHT INGUINAL AREA.

2000 · 1 incident

July 6, 2000 AL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Alabama Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE AND OTHER QUARRY EES WERE PREPARING THE WALL FOR CUTTING, TRYING TO GET ALL LOOSE CHUNKS OF STONE OUT OF THE WALL TO PREVENT THEM FROM FALLING ON THE SAW. A STONE FELL FROM THE WALL, HITTIN G A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL. THE DRILL STEEL FLEW UP, HITTING EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD-FACE AND NECK AREA-CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE BONE OF HIS FACE AND STRAIN TO HIS NECK.