Mining Incidents

Cypress Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Davis Sand & Gravel · Surface
Moundville, Hale County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0102087

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2005–2021
Latest incident
May 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
191
citations
60
significant & substantial
$185,188
proposed penalties
$135,186
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 2,002 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,475 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,740 2 1 1149.4
2024 Q4 2,660 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,122 3 2 1413.8
2024 Q2 2,502 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,899 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 3,403 2 0 587.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2021 · 1 incident

May 18, 2021 AL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Davis Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Replacing shaft seal on dredge, removed retaining plate by taking out last bolt. Was told by coworker to move their hand before knocking plate loose after last bolt and plate slid down mashing a thumb before they could remove their hand. Mashed right thumb.

2019 · 1 incident

January 30, 2019 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davis Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Striping insulation off an electrical wire with utility knife slipped and cut pinky left finger at 3rd joint.

2017 · 1 incident

October 3, 2017 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Davis Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Repositioning Thumb attachment on track hoe. EE placed left hand on track hoe boom for stability and as thumb attachment moved it mashed the ends of three fingers.

2007 · 1 incident

March 26, 2007 AL · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management MACHINERY
Davis Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Man was pushing brush tops with dozer. A limb got in a bind and sprung back striking him in the stomach and right leg. Had some contusions and scratches.

2006 · 1 incident

February 10, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Davis Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Workers were moving a floatation pontoon with a Trackhoe and as they were setting it down the employee grabbed it to steady the position. The pontoon swung and bumped him on the shin of his right leg causing a contusion.

2005 · 1 incident

August 9, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Davis Sand & Gravel · Fall onto or against objects

He was walking out to a floating pump pontoon platform to check the pump. As he stepped onto the pontoon platform his feet slipped out from under him due to mud on his boots. He hit his ankle on an I-beam as he fell causing a contusion and pain in ankle.