Mining Incidents

Tarrant QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Tarrant, Jefferson County, AL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102727
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
May 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee was digging in the pit with the WA700 pit loader and hit a toe and it jarred him straining his back. He was wearing his seatbelt.

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

Employee was trying to open the #2 bin door for washed stone and pinched his left hand below the thumb requiring 6 stitches

2003 · 2 incidents

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MALE WAS FLEEING FROM POLICE FROM A ROUTINE SAFETY CHECK. HE RAN ACROSS ABC COKE PLANT'S ROAD & CLIMBED OVER A FENCE ONTO OUR PROPERTY. SRM AGGREGATES NOTIFIED POLICE TO ADVISE THEM THAT THERE WAS A MAN HANGING OFF OF OUR HIGHWALL. DETECTIVE CAME TO OUR PROPERTY. THE MALE HAD MOVED & THE OFFICERS BACKED OFF. THE MALE WAS SPOTTED AGAIN. ADVISED THE MALE HAD FALLEN FROM THE HIGHWALL.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE BELT SKIRT TO PUT IT BACK ON THE INSIDE OF THE CONVEYOR BELT. HE WAS USING A HAMMER, HOLDING THE HEAD AND USING THE HANDLE TO HIT BELT SKIRT. HE DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE HIS HAND WAS AND STRUCK HIS 4TH FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE ROLLER FRAMEWORK REQUIRING 9 SUTURES.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

WHILE HAULING ROCK FROM THE PIT TO THE PRIMARY JAW IN THE 465 ROCK TRUCK, EMPLOYEE HIT A BUMP AND JARRED HIS LOW BACK.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE HELPING TO MOVE A BARREL OF ANTIFREEZE ONTO RACK WHILE PUSHING BARREL L KNEE POPPED OUT OF JOINT

2000 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

LOADER BACKED INTO MANLIFT CAUSING PERSON TO FALL OUT. HE LANDED ON THE CAGE ON MANLIFT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPING DOWN FROM TRUCK, TURNED RIGHT ANKLE.