Mining Incidents

Sylacauga Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Sylacauga, Talladega County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103187

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2002–2005
Latest incident
Jan 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
27
citations
8
significant & substantial
$6,572
proposed penalties
$6,572
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
2007 Q1 977 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,066 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,678 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,352 2 0 459.6
2006 Q1 3,605 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,208 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,727 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,145 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

5 on file

2005 · 1 incident

January 3, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF A 5 FOOT BEAM TO REMOVE A LIFTING CHAIN WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION AND A PULL IN LEFT SHOULDER. AGGRAVATION INCREASED OVERNIGHT AND REPORTED AT START OF NEXT SHIFT.

2004 · 1 incident

September 15, 2004 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated · Struck by flying object

Employee was washing tail pulley of belt. He was positioned below the jaw crusher below and protective deck. A rock virbrated through an opening below the protective deck, falling and hitting the employee.

2003 · 2 incidents

July 1, 2003 AL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS ON A DOZER BACKING UP A STOCKPILE AND RANOVER A LARGE ROCK CAUSING THE DOZER TO RISE UP AND COMING DOWN ON TRACKS. HE HURT BACK FROM THE JARRING OF THE DOZER.

June 5, 2003 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AT FEEDPAN WITH A BAR AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHEN HE WAS REINSTALLING THE GUARD.

2002 · 1 incident

September 18, 2002 AL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HIT ON THE HEAD WITH A ROCK (20-25 LB) THAT WAS SLUNG OFF THE CRUSHER SCREEN. HE RECEIVED A SLIGHT CONCUSSION & A LACERATION TO THE FOREHEAD THAT REQUIRED 10 STITCHES.