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Rockwood Mine 2: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David Teitelbaum
Franklin County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102965

Rockwood Mine 2 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Aug 1992
Ownership history
  1. Alabama Limestone Company Ltd 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1992 15
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Rockwood Mine 2 sits in Franklin County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Franklin County, Alabama · Population 31,978
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$51,493
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1992 · 1 incident

August 24, 1992 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Alabama Limestone Company Ltd · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

SEE ATTACH. REPORT. EMPL EATING LUNCH OUTSIDE QUARRY. A SNAKE CRAWLED UP BEHIND EMPL WHO SLAPPED AT IT TRYING TO KNOCK IT ASIDE AND IT BIT EMPL ON RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.