Mining Incidents

Drummond Rock Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Colony, AL, Cullman County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103126

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2001–2007
Latest incident
Oct 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
78
citations
17
significant & substantial
$18,322
proposed penalties
$15,069
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 1,020 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 13 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 13 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 63 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 560 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,778 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,878 2 1 1065.0
2024 Q1 1,010 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

11 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

October 10, 2007 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was cleaning windows on dozer and slipped off tracks and fell to ground on left shoulder.

March 20, 2007 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping tighten bolts on a cone crusher. He was using a 2 lb hammer and a wrench. While striking the wrench with the hammer, he missed the wrench and hit his 3rd finger on his left hand, breaking his finger.

2006 · 2 incidents

February 6, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was using comealong on crusher to help free small debris when the cable broke and came back striking his left thumb and hand.

January 30, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was removing rock from crusher and pulled muscle in his lower back.

2005 · 3 incidents

October 28, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AS LABORER AROUND CRUSHING CIRCUIT. WHEN HE WAS FINISHED, HE STEPPED OFF OF CONCRETE PAD ONTO A ROCK HE DID NOT SEE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

April 16, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LODGED JAW PLATE AFTER REMOVING HOLDING PINS AFTER JAW COULD NOT BE REMOVED. CRIBBING HAD BEEN USED TO REMOVE PINS AND WAS REMOVED TO EXTRICATE JAW PLATE. WHEN JAW PLATE COULD NOT BE REMOVED, CRIBBING WAS NOT USED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FREE JAW PLATE AND PLATE SHIFTED, CAUSING EE'S RIGHT FOOT TO BE TWISTED.

February 24, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE CAB OF THE FORD BOOM TRUCK WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL ON SPILLED DIESEL FUEL. EE FELL APPROX 45" TO THE GROUND. EE HAD FUELED THE BOOM TRUCK AND SPILLED THE FUEL.

2002 · 1 incident

April 22, 2002 AL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE CAB ACCESS LADDER VOLVE 25 ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE LAST RUNG TO THE GROUND HE FELT A BURINING SENSATION IN THE CALF MUSCLE OF THE LEFT LEG.

2001 · 3 incidents

August 1, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS HELPING CLEAN AROUND PLANT WHEN DUST FELL INTO FACE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS. DUST GOT INTO RIGHT EYE. HE RUBBEDHIS EYE. SUPERVISOR NOTIFIED ON 8/3/01.

March 26, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver ELECTRICAL
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OPERATOR WAS ON D25C CAT HAUL TRUCK WHEN DASH OF HIS TRUCK APPARENTLY SHORTED OUT & CAUSED A FIRE, SMOKE FROM THIS FIRE WAS INHALED BEFORE THE TRUCK COULD BE STOPPED & THE DRIVER COULD GET OUT OF THIS CAB.

March 6, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REPLACING BELT DRIVE ON MOTOR TO FEED BELT TO SCALPING SCREEN, FINGER CAUGHT IN PULLEY WHILE CHANGING BELT. RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE AREA BETWEEN THE KNUCKLE AND 1ST JOINT. SUTURES WERE USED ON A SMALL LACERATION IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE 1ST JOINT AND FINGER TIP.