Mining Incidents

MeadowsMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Ferroglobe PLC
White Hall, Lowndes County, AL · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0103517
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2019–2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

Operator was burned by hot coolant after removing the radiator cap

2024 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Back Strain caused by a slip.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Pulling stuck equipment out, back injury.

2023 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was exiting the maintenance truck and as they put weight on their left foot on the step below, they slipped and landed on their right foot, turning their ankle.

2022 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee parked the 740 Cat Haul Truck on uneven ground. The Employee left the cab to perform some tasks by the wash plant. When getting back into the 740 Haul truck, the step was higher than normal because uneven ground under the ladder, and as EE climbed onto the trucks ladder, EE pulled a muscle in their left leg.

2021 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

The employee was exiting the haul truck and missed the last step with foot. EE tried to catch themselves but fell and hit the ground.

Struck against a moving object

The employee stated that while backing in to be loaded by excavator, the excavator operator lowered the bucket into the bed of the truck causing the truck to abruptly stop. The truck operator stated that's this caused pain in their lower back.

2020 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

The employee was exiting the haul truck when EE bumped EE's knee on one of the steps.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee's finger was smashed when EE was returning the tire hook to its storage location.

2019 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Driver of a haul truck fell asleep, ran off the road, and turned truck on its side. The driver got a small cut on the head that required one stitch.