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.
59 citations across 1,074 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bessemer Quarry has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$60
outstanding
58 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $579 in penalties contested before the Commission, $100 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-03-11.
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.
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.
4citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 25%
Stood as issued
1 · 25%
Vacated or withdrawn
2 · 50%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
83%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$579 proposed, $100 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2010-01-26.
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.
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: 2024-09-16
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
27
samples
12
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz6
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz5
Arsenic fumes1
Show the individual readings (39)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2024-09-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2024-09-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-09-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-09-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
Crusher Oper/Worker
2022-09-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2016-04-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2016-04-20
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
1.46
0.12
Utility Man
2016-04-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2010-04-29
Cadmium oxide fumes
0
100
0.00
Mechanic
2010-04-29
Arsenic fumes
0
1500
0.00
Mechanic
2010-04-29
Beryllium fumes
0
6
0.00
Mechanic
2010-04-29
Chromium, insoluble
0
3
0.00
Mechanic
2010-04-29
Cobalt fumes
0
300
0.00
Mechanic
2010-04-29
Copper fumes
5.88
300
0.02
Mechanic
2010-04-29
Iron oxide fumes
0.57
20
0.03
Mechanic
2010-04-29
Lead fumes
0
450
0.00
Mechanic
2010-04-29
Magnesium oxide fumes
0
20
0.00
Mechanic
2010-04-29
Manganese fumes
0.12
5
0.02
Mechanic
2010-04-29
Molybdenum fumes
0
20
0.00
Mechanic
2010-04-29
Nickel fumes
0
3
0.00
Mechanic
2010-04-29
Vanadium fumes
0
50
0.00
Mechanic
2010-04-29
Zinc oxide fumes
0.18
10
0.02
Mechanic
2009-11-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-11-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Shovel Operator
2009-11-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-11-24
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.13
Lab Technician
2007-08-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
2.04
0.10
Mechanic
2007-08-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.52
1.89
0.28
Lab Technician
2007-08-15
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.85
10
0.09
Mechanic
2007-08-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.44
0.91
0.48
Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2005-05-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2005-05-05
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.15
10
0.02
Lab Technician
2005-05-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-05-05
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.59
10
0.06
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-05-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2002-06-10
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.17
10
0.02
Pump, Slurry Mix Operator
2002-06-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
0.76
0.18
Truck Driver
2002-06-10
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.65
10
0.07
Front-end Loader Operator
2002-06-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
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.
Bessemer Quarry recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2023.
Injury rate, 2023
ⓘ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 1.78 and the all-US-mining average was 2.10 cases per 100 workers.
In Alabama, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.27 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
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
6.28
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
9.15
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
7
2025
6
2024
10
2023
12
2022
15
2021
6
2020
6
2019
14
2018
10
2017
9
2016
7
2015
9
2014
11
2013
11
2012
15
2011
14
2010
12
2009
16
2008
18
2007
20
2006
20
2005
20
2004
17
2003
20
2002
18
2001
19
2000
19
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Bessemer 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.
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
2026 Q2
2,961
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
4,442
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
4,490
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
4,191
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
3,812
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
3,748
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
3,642
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
4,993
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
6,403
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
4,948
1
0
202.1
2023 Q4
4,565
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
5,436
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
6,902
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
7,701
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
6,288
1
0
159.0
2022 Q3
7,402
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
10,403
1
0
96.1
2022 Q1
7,748
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
4,660
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
5,019
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
2,478
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
2,051
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
1,980
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
2,305
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
3,332
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
3,483
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
4,765
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
6,487
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
9,928
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
6,130
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
6,382
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
6,370
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
4,916
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
4,179
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
3,683
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
4,387
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
5,385
1
0
185.7
2017 Q1
5,483
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
4,693
2
0
426.2
2016 Q3
4,020
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
3,812
1
0
262.3
2016 Q1
5,197
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
4,871
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
5,070
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
5,712
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
5,332
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
5,705
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
6,261
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
7,333
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
5,608
1
0
178.3
2013 Q4
5,858
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
5,890
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
6,531
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
5,948
1
0
168.1
2012 Q4
5,904
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
12,367
6
3
485.2
2012 Q2
11,153
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
9,338
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
9,911
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
10,805
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
6,071
1
0
164.7
2011 Q1
5,552
1
0
180.1
2010 Q4
5,742
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
7,536
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
7,954
1
0
125.7
2010 Q1
7,328
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
7,248
2
1
275.9
2009 Q3
10,938
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
13,435
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
9,354
2
0
213.8
2008 Q4
9,803
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
11,281
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
10,487
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
11,415
1
0
87.6
2007 Q4
11,351
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
12,516
3
0
239.7
2007 Q2
12,485
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
12,263
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
9,776
1
0
102.3
2006 Q3
12,407
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
10,456
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
10,847
1
0
92.2
2005 Q4
9,344
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
11,120
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
11,824
2
0
169.1
2005 Q1
11,988
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
12,579
3
0
238.5
2004 Q3
13,648
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
15,006
1
1
66.6
2004 Q1
14,540
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
15,057
3
1
199.2
2003 Q3
14,716
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
16,679
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
15,201
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
15,081
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
23,804
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
11,466
2
0
174.4
2002 Q1
11,466
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
12,362
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
12,358
4
0
323.7
2001 Q2
10,980
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
12,793
2
0
156.3
2000 Q4
12,223
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
14,103
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
13,833
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
12,114
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file
2025 · 1 incident
February 14, 2025AL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was doing maintenance on a blending gate when the ratchet EE was using slipped and hit EE in the mouth, causing a laceration. EE received 8 sutures and was released to full duty.
2022 · 1 incident
April 4, 2022AL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was performing maintenance on a tunnel feeder. As employee and another employee were leveling the front end of the feeder, the hook on the pull jack failed causing the feeder to fall a few inches and the hook to fall on employee's hand causing injury to left middle finger. Employee received sutures at the clinic and was released to full duty.
2018 · 1 incident
October 3, 2018AL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was lifting a screen wire when ee felt a pull in right shoulder. EE sought medical attention on 10/22/18 and was diagnosed with a muscle strain. EE returned to the doctor on 11/12/18 and was prescribed physical therapy which will make this injury reportable.
2008 · 1 incident
May 6, 2008AL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was removing old teeth and installing new teeth onto the bucket of the PC750 excavator. While trying to remove one of the keepers on one of the old teeth, part of the keeper tool splintered off into his forearm.
2007 · 1 incident
February 5, 2007AL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
EE WAS IN A HURRY BECAUSE THE PLANT WAS DOWN WHEN HE DROPPED AN IMPACT IDLER ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. CUT REQUIRED 7 STITCHES.
1996 · 3 incidents
July 2, 1996AL · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
RAIN, RISING WATER QUARRY SUMP. ATTEMPT TO RAISE PUMP. ACCESS TO PUMP WAS THRU KNEE DEEP WATER. EE STEPPED ON THE SIDE OF A SUBMERQED ROCK, TURNING HIS ANKLE AND FOOT.
1995 · 2 incidents
December 4, 1995AL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CONSTRUCTION: WHILE PLACING RETURN IDLERS ON CONVEYOR, IDLER SLIPPED OUT OF ITS SUPPORT AND EMPLOYEE'S FOURTH FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR AND THE IDLER.
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