Mining Incidents

Alexander CityMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Alexander City, Coosa County, AL · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0102140
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2014
Latest incident
Apr 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2014 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee used a torch to cut bolt off when slag built up and went under safety glasses into eye

2003 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUSHING ON PRYBAR WITHOUT GLOVE ON WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO HIT SHARP EDGE OF SHIM WITH HAND.

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PRESSURE WASHING EQUIPMENT WHEN HE NOTICED SOMETHING HAD GOTTEN INTO HIS EYE.

Struck against a moving object

WHILE EE WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK INTO THE PIT AREA, HE WENT OVER HIGHWALL IN PLANNED DRILLING AREA, CAUSING TRUCK TO FLIP OVER. DRIVER HAD A MINOR CUT TO HIS LEFT LEG, SUSTAINED WHEN HE UNBUCK LED SEATBELT WHILE HANGING UPSIDE DOWN IN CAB, AND FELL ONTO DASH AREA.

2000 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TWO EE'S WERE SETTING THE BOTTOM PART OF THE SCREEN MOTOR GUARD. GUARD WAS IN PLACE AND EE WAS STARTING TO WELD ON IT. GUARD SLIPPED AND CAUGHT INJURED EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN GUARD AN D MOTOR CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.