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West Alabama Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

West Alabama Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Clatus K Junkin

Fayette, Fayette County, AL · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0102738

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 2022
Latest incident: May 2022

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

214

citations

significant & substantial

$112,323

proposed penalties

$111,967

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	4,393	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	4,748	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	5,314	3	1	564.5
2025 Q1	4,863	8	2	1645.1
2024 Q4	4,351	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	5,824	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	5,196	2	1	384.9
2024 Q1	4,553	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

1 on file

2022 · 1 incident

May 23, 2022 AL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman ELECTRICAL

West Alabama Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING UP THE WASH PLANT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SAW THE MAIN SHAKER WASN'T RUNNING. AS EE WENT TO MASH THE STOP BUTTON, INJURED EMPLOYEE THREW THE MAIN SWITCH TO CHECK FUSES. AN ARC FLASH OCCURRED CASUING BOTH EMPLOYEES TO BE BLOWN TO THE GROUND. INJURED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND WAS BURNED. EE WAS TAKEN LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION THEN TRANSFERRED TO UAB IN BHM, AL.