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ALPINE MILL: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Imerys S A
Talladega County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0100433

MSHA record for ALPINE MILL (mine ID 0100433). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1992
Latest incident
Aug 1992
Ownership history
  1. American Talc Company Inc 1950 to 1980
  2. Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company 1980 to 1980
  3. Cyprus Mines Corp 1980 to 1992
  4. Luzenac America, Inc. 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 10
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

ALPINE MILL sits in Talladega County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Talladega County, Alabama · Population 81,170
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$56,249
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 4,475 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1992 · 1 incident

August 24, 1992 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Luzenac America, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

68935 CHANGING OUT THE 7 1/2 HP MOTOR, TWO MEN WERE ON THIS JOB ONE MAN LEFT TO GET NEW BOLTS WHILE HE WAS GONE THE MAN LEFT ON THE JOB TRIED TO SET THE MOTOR IN PLACE BY HIMSELF SUING CHAIN H 6923? MOTOR HUNG WHILE TRYING TO GET IT LOOSE CAGHT FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN HOOK AND AND MOTOR.

1990 · 1 incident

January 4, 1990 AL · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cyprus Mines Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE MET ANOTHER EMPLOYEE NEAR THE BREAKROOM AND IT WAS NEAR A CURB AND HE MUST HAVE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

1987 · 2 incidents

January 16, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cyprus Mines Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS FINISHING BOLTING THE SIDES TOGETHER ON THE ROLLER MILL AND HAD JUST DISCONNECTED HIS SAFETY LINE AND WAS GETTING DOWN OFF THE ROLLER MILL WIND BOX WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, THE TOP OF THE WIND BOX IS 4 FT 8 IN. FROM THE FLOOR.

January 6, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cyprus Mines Corp · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE BAGGING O0F #2 PACKER, THE AIR HOSE THAT IS USED TO BLOW THE MATERIAL LOOSE IN THE BIN CAME OFF. WHEN HE WENT TO SHUT THE VALVE OFF, HE TRIPPED ON A 1" RUBBER HOSE THAT WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR AND FELL3INTO THE PACKER, HITTING HIS BACK. (LEFT SIDE).

1983 · 1 incident

May 3, 1983 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

ROLAND BARBER AND GLOVEST SWAIN WERE CHANGING OUT AN EMPTY CHLORINE CYLINDER. THIS CYLINDER IS LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE PLANT. GLOVEST DIDNT THINK HE WAS GETTING ENOUGH CHLORINE INTO THICKENER SO HE SHUT THE VALVE OFF AT THE TANK. ROLAND DISCONNECTED THE LINE AT THE PUMP BEFORE THE PRESSURE WAS RELIVED FROM THE LINE. CHLORINE INHALATION CAUSED COUGHING AND AND DIFFICULTY