Employee was at the breaker on the receiving end. Employee was turning around a stone to be processed into small pieces. Employee admitted to being distracted/looked away, the tip of employee's right index finger was smashed by the shifting stone. Employee was wearing gloves, employee was sent to the ER to evaluate. Awaiting results from follow up.
AWS PIT #1Metal/Nonmetal
Alabama Wholesale Stone, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Alana Brown Johnson; Trenton Blaise Brown
Oneonta, Blount County, AL · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0103190
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000–2025
- Latest incident
- Mar 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2025 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2024 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee used improper procedure when operating breaker which caused finger to be pinched in between metal table and rock. Right pinky finger was crushed.
2007 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Checking oil leak on bobcat 95xtd, malfunction of equipment caused it to roll forward and strike rt. foot and ankle of employee causing possible fracture. Contacted case tractor and filing report, safety feature of equipment malfunctioned cuaisng this incident.
2001 · 2 incidents
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE MASHED FINGER WHILE HANDLING STONE. RECEIVED 6 STITCHES IN FINGER.
(Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE REPORTED PAIN IN LOWER BACK GOING DOWN BACK OF LEG-SENT TO ER AND SPECIALS EE HAS HERAIATED DISK, UNDERGOING TREATMENT AND P.T. AT THIS TIME.
2000 · 1 incident
Fall onto or against objects
SLIPPED WHILE DISMOUNTING BOBCATE, HIT FORK CARRIAGE CORNER W/UPPER LEFT INNER THIGH CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND.