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Bessemer Plant & Quarry: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dravo Corp
Jefferson County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0100042

MSHA record for Bessemer Plant & Quarry (mine ID 0100042). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Jul 1983
Ownership history
  1. United States Steel Corp 1950 to 1980
  2. Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bessemer Plant & Quarry sits in Jefferson County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Jefferson County, Alabama · Population 669,744
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$64,589
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

July 20, 1983 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A WASHER SCREEN IN ORDER TO UNSTOP A CHUTE. WHEN STEPPING OFF OF SCREEN, EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A LOOSE ROCK AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

July 14, 1983 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT WHIULE DESCENDING FROM ACCESS LADDER OF VEHICLE HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM CAUSING HIM TO SALL.