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Decatur Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Hoover Inc · Surface

Controlled by Martin Marietta Materials Inc

Decatur, Morgan County, AL · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0102871

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2006–2008
Latest incident: Jun 2008

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$1,760

proposed penalties

$1,760

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	Per 1M hrs
2009 Q4	2,442	0	0.0
2009 Q3	2,235	0	0.0
2009 Q2	2,371	0	0.0
2009 Q1	2,249	0	0.0
2008 Q4	7,933	0	0.0
2008 Q3	7,837	0	0.0
2008 Q2	6,064	1	164.9
2008 Q1	2,601	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

2 on file

2008 · 1 incident

June 5, 2008 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Hoover Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was moving rocks out from under jaw. One rock was too big to move so he was breaking rock with a sledge hammer when a piece of the rock hit his leg causing swelling to the right leg. After receiving medical attention, was released to regular work on the day of the injury. Did not report to work Friday 6/6/08, stating due to injured leg.

2006 · 1 incident

November 8, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Hoover Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee sitting in cat truck waiting for second bucket to be put on truck from loader when rock came out from under loader wheel and hit driver side window, and broke glass and hit elbow. He placed on modified duty from 11/8/06 to 11/12/06. He voluntarily quit on 11/13/06. Note Company could not accommodate modified duty.