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Eufaula Plant: 136 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Thomas Reed Jr
Eufaula, Barbour County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0103237

Eufaula Plant has $65K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2014–2024
Latest incident
Oct 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
136
citations
45
significant & substantial
$65,113
proposed penalties
$63,086
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,027 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Mineral Manufacturing Corp.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
55
inspections on record
840
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: 840 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Eufaula Plant has $65K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$65K
proposed penalties
$63K
current assessed
$63K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
134 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $17K in penalties contested before the Commission, $13K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-02.
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.
33.1%
significant & substantial
9.6%
high negligence or reckless
32.4%
reasonably likely or greater
41.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 8.8% low, 81.6% moderate, 9.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
23 citations taken to the federal commission · 17% of citations on record
  • Settled 21 · 91%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 2 · 9%
71%
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 14 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
29%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$21K proposed, $15K 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 2024-02-06.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
SE 2009-425M Settlement Moran 2012 $12K → $8K
SE 2023-0191 Prevail Moran 2024 $3K → $3K
SE 2009-426M Settlement Moran 2012 $712 → $712
SE 2009-1004M Settlement Melick 2011 $581 → $554
SE 2024-0079 Settlement Moran 2024 $395 → $395
SE 2023-0203 Settlement Moran 2024 $286 → $286
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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: 2024-05-24
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
15
samples
13
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz9
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
  • Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz1
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (15)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-05-24 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.32 10 0.03 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-05-24 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Building Repair/Maint.
2024-05-24 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.19 10 0.02 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-05-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.84 1.52 0.55 Bagging Operator
2023-04-12 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.19 10 0.02 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2023-04-12 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.4 10 0.04 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2023-04-12 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.72 10 0.07 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-04-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.29 2.63 0.87 Bagging Operator
2021-05-05 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.24 10 0.02 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-05-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 Utility Man
2021-05-05 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.42 10 0.04 Pump, Slurry Mix Operator
2021-05-05 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 2.12 10 0.21 Building Repair/Maint.
2021-05-05 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.32 10 0.03 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2011-07-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 2.01 0.12 Forklift Operator
2011-07-20 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 Forklift Operator
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.

Eufaula Plant recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ 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 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Alabama, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.52 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 1.59 1.59 0.000
2023 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 4.39 4.39 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 2.42 2.42 0.000
2017 * 5.27 2.63 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.
Ownership history
  1. Mineral Manufacturing Corp. 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 49
2025 55
2024 60
2023 50
2022 41
2021 38
2020 39
2019 39
2018 40
2017 36
2016 36
2015 30
2014 33
2013 22
2012 12
2011 7
2010 4
2009 8
2008 9
2003 8
2002 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Eufaula Plant sits in Barbour County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Barbour County, Alabama · Population 24,757
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$44,290
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 26,743 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 25,604 1 0 39.1
2025 Q4 32,344 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 30,969 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 31,112 2 0 64.3
2025 Q1 28,251 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 30,340 3 1 98.9
2024 Q3 30,977 0 0 0.0
Show 66 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 32,112 3 2 93.4
2024 Q1 32,455 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 34,286 2 0 58.3
2023 Q3 28,264 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 21,297 2 0 93.9
2023 Q1 21,301 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 24,725 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 22,544 1 1 44.4
2022 Q2 22,497 4 1 177.8
2022 Q1 21,345 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 23,623 2 0 84.7
2021 Q3 20,335 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 20,486 5 0 244.1
2021 Q1 19,685 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 18,677 4 1 214.2
2020 Q3 19,688 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 19,714 2 0 101.5
2020 Q1 18,650 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 21,897 6 3 274.0
2019 Q2 21,452 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 21,909 7 1 319.5
2018 Q4 20,976 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 20,789 7 2 336.7
2018 Q2 20,765 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 20,273 5 2 246.6
2017 Q4 19,905 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 18,931 4 1 211.3
2017 Q2 19,043 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 18,061 7 2 387.6
2016 Q4 17,846 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 17,300 5 1 289.0
2016 Q2 18,737 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 17,917 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 16,277 6 1 368.6
2015 Q3 13,906 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 13,334 2 1 150.0
2015 Q1 14,942 3 1 200.8
2014 Q4 15,093 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 16,949 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 15,510 4 1 257.9
2014 Q1 15,992 7 4 437.7
2013 Q4 10,652 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 12,131 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 12,958 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 7,651 9 3 1176.3
2012 Q4 4,512 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,579 7 3 1254.7
2012 Q2 6,124 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,653 1 0 214.9
2011 Q4 2,881 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,024 1 1 330.7
2011 Q2 2,642 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,678 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 458 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,879 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,806 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 471 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,785 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,245 5 2 1540.8
2009 Q2 2,810 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,595 10 6 2781.6
2008 Q4 5,439 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,492 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,778 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,821 1 1 354.5
2002 Q3 3,800 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2024 · 1 incident

October 2, 2024 AL · Metal/Non-Metal plumber, pipefitter, millwright HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mineral Manufacturing Corp. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee had a pre existing shoulder injury and in the process of lifting a piece of metal in the shop they pulled and or strained their shoulder

2022 · 2 incidents

November 7, 2022 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mineral Manufacturing Corp. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner reported 11/07/2022 had a pain in groin area that went away 30 min later. 2 weeks later EE was lifting a clump of clay and felt a sharp pain again in groin and hurt to walk. 11/8/2022 we sent them to see a doctor and was diagnosed with a hernia and released to return to work with the restrictions.

February 2, 2022 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Mineral Manufacturing Corp. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A shop mechanic was grinding a small piece of metal on a bench grinder. The metal scraper blade EE was grinding was pulled from EE's hand between the grinder wheel and the guard, which caused EE's thumb to be pulled between the grinder wheel and guard. The mechanic suffered a cut on EE's finger and the tip of EE's thumb was removed.

2019 · 1 incident

December 31, 2019 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mineral Manufacturing Corp. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Maintenance employee was changing brush on mobile sweeper. While picking up the brush they strained and felt some pain in groin area. This straining caused a hernia on the right side of groin area.

2018 · 1 incident

2017 · 2 incidents

May 1, 2017 AL · Metal/Non-Metal scalper-screen operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mineral Manufacturing Corp. · Struck by flying object

Operator was hooking up super sack with rubber strap. Pulled on rubber strap while stepping off of scale. Lost grip on rubber strap causing strap to re-coil striking operator in the right eye resulting scratches to eye, small cut above the eye.

March 6, 2017 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mineral Manufacturing Corp. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator went to clean out pug mill and stepped up on railing that gave way and twisted ankle

2015 · 1 incident

September 14, 2015 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mineral Manufacturing Corp. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Cleaning out extruder using a shovel. Shovel became lodged in sticky product. Employee went to pull shovel out and the shovel caught ring finger on right hand between shovel handle and die changer on extruder. X-rays showed that right ring finger was fractured.

2014 · 1 incident

July 9, 2014 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mineral Manufacturing Corp. · Fall onto or against objects

Crusher cover for the Smooth roll crusher had been taken off the machine and placed on the floor. Employee was cleaning out the crusher from a ladder. Crusher cover plate was placed approximately 5 ft. from bottom rung of ladder. Employee came down the ladder and stepped backwards until coming in contact with crusher cover. Employee tripped and fell into the cover.