Mining Incidents

Rockwood MineMetal/Nonmetal

Alabama Stone Company · Underground
Russellville, Franklin County, AL · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0100010
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

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

Over-exertion in lifting objects

While lifting airbag above shoulders felt a pinching sensation on neck

2024 · 2 incidents

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

Fall to the walkway or working surface

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

2014 · 1 incident

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

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

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

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

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

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

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.