Mining Incidents

Atmore Sand and Gravel: 120 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Atmore, Escambia County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102529

Atmore Sand and Gravel has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1987–2010
Latest incident
Mar 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
120
citations
34
significant & substantial
$24,716
proposed penalties
$21,507
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,209 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
42
inspections on record
534
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 534 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Atmore Sand and Gravel has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$25K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
109 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $8K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-10-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
31.2%
significant & substantial
8.3%
high negligence or reckless
31.2%
reasonably likely or greater
64.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 91.7% moderate, 8.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
5 citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
  • Settled 4 · 80%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 20%
50%
S&S designation survived the contest
Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
59%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$8K proposed, $3K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2007-08-27.
Contested penalties
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
SE 2007-401M Settlement Bulluck 2012 $5K → $3K
SE 2007-334M Withdrawal Weisberger 2010 $2K → $0
SE 2007-289M Settlement Zielinski 2007 $838 → $638
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2010-05-26, 16 years ago
17%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
22
samples
6
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz61 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg13
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (22)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2003-03-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.72 0.44 1.64 Truck Driver
2010-05-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2010-05-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2005-01-12 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 Dredge/Barge Operator
2005-01-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2005-01-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2005-01-12 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.28 Dredge/Barge Operator
2005-01-12 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 Dredge/Barge Operator
2004-07-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.3 1.39 0.22 Truck Driver
2004-07-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-07-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2004-07-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2004-07-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2003-07-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 0.51 0.53 Truck Driver
2003-03-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scraper Operator
2003-03-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 0.85 0.48 Truck Driver
2003-03-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 0.37 0.89 Mechanic
2003-03-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2003-03-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-03-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scale Man
2000-12-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0 0.33 0.00 Laborer, Bullgang
2000-12-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Atmore Sand and Gravel recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.

Injury rate, 2008
This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.15 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In Alabama, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.05 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2007 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 4.13 0.00 0.000
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 3.56 3.56 0.000
2002 * 4.11 4.11 0.000
2001 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Friese Hauling Inc 1983 to 2005
  2. Florida Rock Industries Inc. 2005 to 2007
  3. Vulcan Construction Materials, LP 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2011 5
2010 8
2009 9
2008 11
2007 12
2006 16
2005 20
2004 23
2003 25
2002 24
2001 23
2000 21
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Atmore Sand and Gravel sits in Escambia County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Escambia County, Alabama · Population 36,695
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$44,447
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
2011 Q3 5 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 55 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,633 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,090 2 0 489.0
2010 Q3 5,192 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 5,852 2 1 341.8
2010 Q1 4,379 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,823 0 0 0.0
Show 39 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q3 3,982 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,235 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,113 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 6,776 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 7,440 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 8,182 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 8,031 2 0 249.0
2007 Q4 6,912 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,610 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 7,550 6 1 794.7
2007 Q1 8,515 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 9,321 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 11,114 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 14,373 28 5 1948.1
2006 Q1 11,890 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 11,119 2 0 179.9
2005 Q3 8,998 22 8 2445.0
2005 Q2 14,686 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 13,600 2 1 147.1
2004 Q4 12,891 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 12,838 7 3 545.3
2004 Q2 11,927 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 12,412 8 2 644.5
2003 Q4 14,668 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 14,802 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 13,795 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 12,930 4 2 309.4
2002 Q4 10,363 4 1 386.0
2002 Q3 11,235 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 15,170 9 3 593.3
2002 Q1 11,902 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 19,162 4 2 208.7
2001 Q3 16,605 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 15,521 8 2 515.4
2001 Q1 13,997 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 15,813 6 3 379.4
2000 Q3 15,895 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 16,115 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 15,924 2 0 125.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

2010 · 1 incident

March 19, 2010 AL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LP · Fall from machine

The injured employee jumped from a manbasket and received a cut on his head and lip. The employee was taken to the doctor and received first aid treatment (there were no stitches, butterfly bandages were applied to the wound). The doctor placed the employee on restricted duty.

2005 · 2 incidents

December 3, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Rock Industries Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Installing return roller (plant 7-grit belt)-employee struck roller with hammer to make it line up with bracket, little finger got pinched between roller and bracket, cutting finger.

October 4, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Florida Rock Industries Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

DROVE VOLVO THROUGH PLANT 7 WITH BED UP. STRUCK POWER LINE & TORE POWER LINE DOWN. TAKEN TO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED. NO INJURY, WAS DRUG TESTED AS WELL. *EMPLOYEE TERMINATED*

2003 · 1 incident

March 28, 2003 AL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Friese Hauling Inc · Fall onto or against objects

OPERATOR WAS REPAIRING FLOATING PIPELINE & LOST FOOTING IN WORK BOAT AND FELL. HE STRUCK HIS WRIST ON FLOATING PONTOON. BROKE LEFT WRIST.

2002 · 1 incident

June 11, 2002 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Friese Hauling Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS HELPING LOADER OPERATOR MOVE DREDGE TAIL LINE ROPE. EE'S FOOT SLIPPED ON LOADER CAUSING RT LEG SHIN TO STRIKE FRAME OF LOADER. DEEP BRUISE OF RT LEG SHIN.

2000 · 3 incidents

September 28, 2000 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Friese Hauling Inc · Contact with electrical current

HE HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT BECAUSE HE WAS HOLDING WIRES WITH A PVC PIPE AND HE TOUCHED A LIVE ELECTRICAL WIRE.

July 26, 2000 AL · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Friese Hauling Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WORKING A PIPE; THEY PICKED UP ON THE PIPE A COUPLE OF TIMES. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE PIPE THE THIRD TIME, THE RUBBER CAME LOOSE AND THE RUBBER PUSHED THE PIPE, AND HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT B ETWEEN THE TWO.

February 24, 2000 AL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Friese Hauling Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADER BUCKET WAS RAISED UP AND HE WAS WORKING ON A PIPE. A 2 BY 4 CAME DOWN AND SQUASHED TWO FINGER.

1999 · 1 incident

June 12, 1999 AL · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Friese Hauling Inc · Struck by falling object

TAKING A ROLLER OFF WITH A WRENCH, ROLLER FELL AND CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN FRAME AND ROLLER. BUSTED THE FOURTH FINGER AND PINKY OF LEFT HAND.

1998 · 1 incident

July 10, 1998 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Friese Hauling Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WELDING ANGLE IRON ON PLANT. EE STEPPED UP TO ANGLE BRACE. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING RIGHT SHIN TO STRIKE ANGLE CUTTING RIGHT SHIN.

1997 · 1 incident

November 25, 1997 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Friese Hauling Inc · Fall from machine

LOADER OPERATOR LOADER TRUCK. TRUCK PULLED AHEAD APPROX 30 YDS & STOPPED. LOADER OPERATOR THEN STARTED TRAVELING IN SAME DIRECTION AS TRUCK & WAS BLINDED BY SUN & DID NOT SEE ATRUCK STOP. TRUC K DRIVER WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AT IMPACT CAUSING DRIVER TO FALL TO GROUND. BRUSIED JAW, 2 BROKE RIBS.

1996 · 1 incident

April 22, 1996 AL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Friese Hauling Inc · Struck by flying object

2 EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING A ROLLER ON CONVEYOR BELT. THEY WERE SLIDING THE ROLLER INTO PLACE WHEN ONE END DROPPED DOWN AND OTHER END MASHED INJURED EMPLOYEE'S 3RD FINGER ON RIGHT HAND, RESULTI NG IN BRUISED TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS.

1995 · 3 incidents

September 25, 1995 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Friese Hauling Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HELPING 2 OTHER EE'S LIFT A FRESH WATER PUMP OFF DREDGE, WHEN HIS HANDS SLIPPED AND PUMP FELL ON LEFT HAND AND MASHED THE 2 MIDDLE FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND BREAKING THEM.

August 21, 1995 AL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Friese Hauling Inc · Fall down stairs

EE WAS GOING TO LOWER DECK OF DREDGE TO TIGHTEN LOOSE PACKING ON DREDGE. PUMP SHELL. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON TOP STEP AND BENT RIGHT LEG UP BEHIND BODY, RESULTING IN PULLED MUSCLES IN GROIN AREA.

August 15, 1995 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Friese Hauling Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING STICKS FROM GRAVEL STOCK PILE WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING GRAVEL TO STOCK PILE AND A ROCK CAME OUT OF LOADER BUCKET AND STRUCK 1ST EMPLOYEE IN HIS RIGHT EYE RESULTIN G IN BRUISED EYE BALL.

1994 · 1 incident

January 13, 1994 AL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Friese Hauling Inc · Fall down stairs

AT THE END OF WORK SHIFT THE EMPLOYEE WENT BELOW IN THE DREDGE TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE. AS HE WAS DECENDING 4 METAL GRATE STEPS INTO THE ENGINE ROOM, THE VERTICLE BANK NEAR FRONT OF DREDGE CAVED A ND CAUSED THE DREDGE TO PITCH SUDDENLY. EMPLOYEE LOST HIS HOLD ON HAND RAIL AND SLIPPED DOWN STEPS, BUMPING HIS ELBOW.

1993 · 1 incident

April 4, 1993 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Friese Hauling Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

950-E CAT LOADER WAS SHOWING HOT ON TEMP GUAGE. OPERATOR REMOVED CAP WITHOUT COOLING RADIOTOR WITH WATER HOSE, AS IS POLICY. EMPLOYEE REMOVED CAP CO MPLETELY AND DID NOT VENT OFF PRESSURE AS IS POLICY. HOT WATER FROM RADITOR BLEW UP INTO FACE AND CHEST AREA, CAUSIGN BURNS.

1992 · 1 incident

April 24, 1992 AL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Friese Hauling Inc · Fall down stairs

DESCENDING STEPS SLIPPED AND FELL ON BACK LANDING ON STEPS BRUISE AND FRACT VERTIBRAE

1991 · 1 incident

March 9, 1991 AL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Friese Hauling Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KNIFE CUT ON TWO FINGERS,TRIMMING FALP ON CONVEYOR BELT.

1989 · 2 incidents

November 14, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Friese Hauling Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHIEL REPLACING ROTARY SCREENS INJURED ATTEMPTED TO KICK SCREEN INTO PLACE. ROTARY SCREEN KICKED BACK AND CAUSED SPRAINED ANKLE.

May 3, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Friese Hauling Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE DRIVING DEFECTIVE BEARING OFF SHAFT CHIP 9OF HAMMER FLEW OFF & PENETRATED LEFT THIGH OF EMPL.

1988 · 2 incidents

October 10, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Friese Hauling Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLIMBING UP STEPS ON 966-D CAT LOADER EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

March 12, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Friese Hauling Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE SERVICING CONVEYOR BELT EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND LOST FOOTING.HE THEN ROLLED UNDER HAND RAILS AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 10' TO THE GROUND.EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A BACK STRAIN IN THE FALL.

1987 · 1 incident

April 6, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Friese Hauling Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING SCREEN8 IN GRAVEL SEPARATION TOWER EMPL LET SCREEN SLIP IN HIS HAND CAUSING CUT IN PALM.AFTER 1ST AID COMPLETED COULD RETURN TO WORK.AFTER SHIFT EMPL DECIDED HE NEEDED TO SEE DR.