Struck against a moving object
The victim was being task trained to operator a haul truck and lost control of the truck while backing down a ramp. The truck ran through a berm, overturned, and fell approx. 30 feet to the bench below.
Plant No 1Metal/Nonmetal
Southern Rock & Lime, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by James E Clemons Jr
Forala, Covington County, AL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103276
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2003–2019
- Latest incident
- May 2019
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
5 on file (excluding fatalities above)2019 · 1 incident
(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Incident Report On Thursday May 30th around 10:20am IE switched from driving 410E off-road truck to 972 CAT loader. Moments after an EE found IE with the bucket down parked on the side of the road about 50 yards from where IE got in the loader.
2011 · 3 incidents
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
employee was working on a semi truck with hand tools when he was trying to loosen a nut on a U bolt resulting in torn bicep on his right arm.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
walking around plant when he twisted his left ankle. Employee was taken to Emergency Room, put on crutches for twisted ankle. He did not miss any days of work as he was placed on office work. Did not report this to Workman's Compensation. Bill was pain by company.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
employee was in the company shop and was lifting a tractor tire to mount on tractor and felt pain and strain in his groin.
2003 · 1 incident
Struck against a moving object
OFF ROAD TRUCK WAS HAULING LIME ROCK FROM QUARRY & HIT A ROCK W/TRUCK WHEEL CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SNATCH LEFT WRIST. EE DID NOT WANT TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTN. THE DATE OF ACCIDENT, WHEN HE RET URNED TO WORK ON MONDAY,12/29/03, HE SAID HE NEEDED MEDICAL ATTN. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SPRAINED WRIST & RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING MORNING.