Mining Incidents

Drummond Rock Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Colony, AL, Cullman County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103126

Drummond Rock Quarry has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1998–2007
Latest incident
Oct 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
78
citations
17
significant & substantial
$18,322
proposed penalties
$15,069
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,253 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
37
inspections on record
444
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: 444 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Drummond Rock Quarry has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
78 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-04-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 1,020 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 13 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 13 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 63 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 560 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,778 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,878 2 1 1065.0
2024 Q1 1,010 0 0 0.0
Show 47 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 13 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 115 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 48 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,796 4 2 1053.7
2021 Q2 3,519 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,460 6 2 4109.6
2010 Q1 650 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,587 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,587 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 10,151 8 4 788.1
2007 Q3 11,335 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 18,192 5 2 274.8
2007 Q1 18,869 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 16,817 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 11,043 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 12,823 2 1 156.0
2006 Q1 11,222 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 10,153 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 11,215 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7,115 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,938 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,533 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,662 1 0 273.1
2004 Q2 3,178 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,062 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,406 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,394 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,595 1 1 178.7
2003 Q1 4,588 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,318 3 0 564.1
2002 Q3 10,672 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,639 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,609 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,770 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,189 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,764 13 2 1483.3
2001 Q1 5,592 26 0 4649.5
2000 Q4 4,673 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 9,305 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 11,925 7 2 587.0
2000 Q1 4,830 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

October 10, 2007 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was cleaning windows on dozer and slipped off tracks and fell to ground on left shoulder.

March 20, 2007 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping tighten bolts on a cone crusher. He was using a 2 lb hammer and a wrench. While striking the wrench with the hammer, he missed the wrench and hit his 3rd finger on his left hand, breaking his finger.

2006 · 2 incidents

February 6, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was using comealong on crusher to help free small debris when the cable broke and came back striking his left thumb and hand.

January 30, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was removing rock from crusher and pulled muscle in his lower back.

2005 · 3 incidents

October 28, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AS LABORER AROUND CRUSHING CIRCUIT. WHEN HE WAS FINISHED, HE STEPPED OFF OF CONCRETE PAD ONTO A ROCK HE DID NOT SEE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

April 16, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LODGED JAW PLATE AFTER REMOVING HOLDING PINS AFTER JAW COULD NOT BE REMOVED. CRIBBING HAD BEEN USED TO REMOVE PINS AND WAS REMOVED TO EXTRICATE JAW PLATE. WHEN JAW PLATE COULD NOT BE REMOVED, CRIBBING WAS NOT USED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FREE JAW PLATE AND PLATE SHIFTED, CAUSING EE'S RIGHT FOOT TO BE TWISTED.

February 24, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE CAB OF THE FORD BOOM TRUCK WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL ON SPILLED DIESEL FUEL. EE FELL APPROX 45" TO THE GROUND. EE HAD FUELED THE BOOM TRUCK AND SPILLED THE FUEL.

2002 · 1 incident

April 22, 2002 AL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE CAB ACCESS LADDER VOLVE 25 ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE LAST RUNG TO THE GROUND HE FELT A BURINING SENSATION IN THE CALF MUSCLE OF THE LEFT LEG.

2001 · 3 incidents

August 1, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS HELPING CLEAN AROUND PLANT WHEN DUST FELL INTO FACE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS. DUST GOT INTO RIGHT EYE. HE RUBBEDHIS EYE. SUPERVISOR NOTIFIED ON 8/3/01.

March 26, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver ELECTRICAL
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OPERATOR WAS ON D25C CAT HAUL TRUCK WHEN DASH OF HIS TRUCK APPARENTLY SHORTED OUT & CAUSED A FIRE, SMOKE FROM THIS FIRE WAS INHALED BEFORE THE TRUCK COULD BE STOPPED & THE DRIVER COULD GET OUT OF THIS CAB.

March 6, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REPLACING BELT DRIVE ON MOTOR TO FEED BELT TO SCALPING SCREEN, FINGER CAUGHT IN PULLEY WHILE CHANGING BELT. RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE AREA BETWEEN THE KNUCKLE AND 1ST JOINT. SUTURES WERE USED ON A SMALL LACERATION IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE 1ST JOINT AND FINGER TIP.

1998 · 2 incidents

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The full compliance file on Drummond Rock Quarry

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