Mining Incidents

Dixie Pit And Plant: 10 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Calhoun County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0100098

MSHA record for Dixie Pit And Plant (mine ID 0100098). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1984–1992
Latest incident
Apr 1992
Ownership history
  1. Dixie Clay Company Of Alabama 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dixie Pit And Plant sits in Calhoun 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.
Calhoun County, Alabama · Population 116,141
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$55,826
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

April 29, 1992 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Dixie Clay Company Of Alabama · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED DOES NOT KNOW WHEN OR HOW HE INJURED HIS KNEE.HE JUST STARTED LIMPING AND HIS KNEE SWOLLED AND WAS VERY SORE.

March 26, 1992 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dixie Clay Company Of Alabama · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME STACKING BAGS ON PALLET. TURNED TO PLACE BAG,FELT PAIN IN BACK.

1991 · 2 incidents

May 7, 1991 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Dixie Clay Company Of Alabama · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING CLAY AND ROCK FROM CRUSHER ROCK ROLLED OVER THUMB

1987 · 1 incident

December 29, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Dixie Clay Company Of Alabama · Struck by flying object

FOREIGN OBJECT 6LOWN IN EYE-EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

1984 · 5 incidents

July 3, 1984 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dixie Clay Company Of Alabama · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER ON THE CORNER EDGE OF TRAILER.

June 21, 1984 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dixie Clay Company Of Alabama · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS AND HURT HIS BACK.

June 13, 1984 AL · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dixie Clay Company Of Alabama · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SCREEN AND THIS CAUSED HIS HEMORRHOIDS TO EXTRUDE.

April 20, 1984 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dixie Clay Company Of Alabama · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE\S INOPERABLE TRUCK WAS LOADED ON A LOW-BOY TRAILER. EMPLOYEE CLIMBED BACK INTO TRUCK TO GET HIS JACKET AND RATHER THAN CLIMB DOWN HE JUMPED. THE RESULT WAS A TWISTED KNEE.

March 6, 1984 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dixie Clay Company Of Alabama · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE PULLED MUSCLE AS HE WAS STACKING BAGS ON PALLETS.