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Cypress Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Davis Sand & Gravel · Surface
Moundville, Hale County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0102087

Cypress Pit has $185K in proposed MSHA penalties and $59 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1990–2021
Latest incident
May 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
191
citations
60
significant & substantial
$185,188
proposed penalties
$135,186
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $50,002 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
85
inspections on record
916
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: 916 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Cypress Pit has $185K in proposed MSHA penalties and $59 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.
$185K
proposed penalties
$135K
current assessed
$135K
paid to date
$59
outstanding
189 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-02-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q4 2,002 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,475 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,740 2 1 1149.4
2024 Q4 2,660 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,122 3 2 1413.8
2024 Q2 2,502 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,899 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 3,403 2 0 587.7
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3 2,455 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,733 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,589 24 12 15103.8
2022 Q4 1,826 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,970 15 8 7614.2
2022 Q2 2,375 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,035 5 2 2457.0
2021 Q4 1,836 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,804 2 0 1108.6
2021 Q2 2,278 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,209 1 0 452.7
2020 Q4 2,414 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,499 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,247 4 1 1780.2
2020 Q1 2,138 5 0 2338.6
2019 Q4 2,862 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,630 13 3 4943.0
2019 Q2 2,923 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,449 14 2 5716.6
2018 Q4 2,274 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,484 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,361 1 0 423.5
2018 Q1 2,219 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,597 3 1 834.0
2017 Q3 3,676 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,719 1 0 367.8
2017 Q1 1,915 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,842 3 0 1055.6
2016 Q3 3,155 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,058 4 0 1308.0
2016 Q1 3,045 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,313 1 1 301.8
2015 Q3 3,498 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,578 2 1 775.8
2015 Q1 2,424 1 1 412.5
2014 Q4 2,624 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,297 1 0 303.3
2014 Q2 3,199 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,992 7 1 2339.6
2013 Q4 3,141 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,484 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,488 4 1 1146.8
2013 Q1 3,091 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,032 3 0 989.4
2012 Q3 3,363 1 0 297.4
2012 Q2 2,856 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,969 2 1 673.6
2011 Q4 3,076 2 0 650.2
2011 Q3 3,000 1 1 333.3
2011 Q2 2,429 1 0 411.7
2011 Q1 2,252 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,167 1 1 461.5
2010 Q3 2,240 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,496 2 1 801.3
2010 Q1 1,989 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,625 2 0 761.9
2009 Q3 2,835 1 0 352.7
2009 Q2 2,988 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,090 4 1 1913.9
2008 Q4 2,166 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,765 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,177 2 1 629.5
2008 Q1 2,816 1 0 355.1
2007 Q4 2,788 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,288 3 1 912.4
2007 Q2 2,670 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,453 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,249 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,439 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,930 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,752 7 2 2543.6
2005 Q4 2,959 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,204 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,997 10 4 3336.7
2005 Q1 3,026 1 0 330.5
2004 Q4 3,115 7 2 2247.2
2004 Q3 2,825 7 1 2477.9
2004 Q2 3,112 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,811 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,661 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,167 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,882 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,818 5 2 2750.3
2002 Q4 1,856 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,432 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,408 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,980 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 267 8 4 29962.5
2001 Q3 2,057 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,065 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,894 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,025 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,060 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,041 2 1 979.9
2000 Q1 2,456 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2021 · 1 incident

May 18, 2021 AL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Davis Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Replacing shaft seal on dredge, removed retaining plate by taking out last bolt. Was told by coworker to move their hand before knocking plate loose after last bolt and plate slid down mashing a thumb before they could remove their hand. Mashed right thumb.

2019 · 1 incident

January 30, 2019 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davis Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Striping insulation off an electrical wire with utility knife slipped and cut pinky left finger at 3rd joint.

2017 · 1 incident

October 3, 2017 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Davis Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Repositioning Thumb attachment on track hoe. EE placed left hand on track hoe boom for stability and as thumb attachment moved it mashed the ends of three fingers.

2007 · 1 incident

March 26, 2007 AL · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management MACHINERY
Davis Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Man was pushing brush tops with dozer. A limb got in a bind and sprung back striking him in the stomach and right leg. Had some contusions and scratches.

2006 · 1 incident

February 10, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Davis Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Workers were moving a floatation pontoon with a Trackhoe and as they were setting it down the employee grabbed it to steady the position. The pontoon swung and bumped him on the shin of his right leg causing a contusion.

2005 · 1 incident

August 9, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Davis Sand & Gravel · Fall onto or against objects

He was walking out to a floating pump pontoon platform to check the pump. As he stepped onto the pontoon platform his feet slipped out from under him due to mud on his boots. He hit his ankle on an I-beam as he fell causing a contusion and pain in ankle.

1996 · 1 incident

September 25, 1996 AL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Davis Sand & Gravel · Struck by falling object

CONCRETE BLOCK FELL ON TOP OF EE S LEG.

1991 · 2 incidents

May 30, 1991 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Davis Sand & Gravel · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

SPIDER BIT TO THE NECK.

March 1, 1991 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Davis Sand & Gravel · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WET DREDGE DECK HELPER SLIPPED AND FELL.DREDGE DECK WET DUE TO RAIN.

1990 · 1 incident

July 25, 1990 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Davis Sand & Gravel · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM LOADER. AS HE WAS TURNING BACKWARDS, HE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN ON HIS BACK.

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