Mining Incidents

Alabaster QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Alabaster, Shelby County, AL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103068
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Nov 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2006 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee repelled into the primary feed hopper using welding leads. A quick connection came apart in the welding lead causing him to fall. He hit his mouth on a rock resulting in two chipped teeth and one cracked tooth.

2003 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

STUMBLED WHEN PULLING A 1 1/2 WATER HOSE AND HIT HIS RT KNEE ON A CONCRETE BASE PAD. HE FRACTURED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING CURTAIN LINERS IN CRUSHER &DROPPED ONE ON HIS RIGHT RING FINGER SMASHING THE NAIL. IT REQUIRED ONE STITCH.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS REPLACING THE REAR END OF THE EUCLID R-40ROCK TRUCK AND HIS HAND SLIPPED CUTTING HIS 3RD FINGER ON RIGHT HAND REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.

2000 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING STARTER FROM WATER TRUCK, FELT PAIN IN R SHOULDER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE TO PUT ON THE ROCK HAMMER AND IT SLIPPED SMASHING HIS MEDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND AND IT TORE THE NAIL OFF.