Hoover Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPL WAS WORKING ON HAMMER MILL & STUCK PIECE OF STEEL IN 2ND FINGER ON LEFT HAND. CONSIDERED AS FIRST AID TYPE INJ BUT INFECTION CAUSED EMPL TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION 12/22/89.
Hollywood Quarry & Mill: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Hoover Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Jackson County,
AL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0101034
Hollywood Quarry & Mill has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1988.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1988–1989
- Latest incident
- Dec 1989
Ownership history
- Hoover Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1989 | 8 |
| 1988 | 7 |
| 1987 | 11 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1984 | 10 |
| 1983 | 4 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Hollywood Quarry & Mill sits in Jackson County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Jackson County, Alabama · Population 52,839
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,454
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1989 · 3 incidents
November 2, 1989
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoover Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ROCK FROM UNDER HAMMER MILLS. WHILE THROWING CONTENTS OF SHOVEL OVER RIGHT SHOULDER, HIS LEFT SHOULDER POPPED AND WENT NUMB.
September 5, 1989
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Hoover Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND SHOVEL TO PLACE CRUSHED STONE IN A 3-1/2" DIA. BOREHOLE IN A BOULDER. AFTER COMPLETING THE STEMMING (PLACING THE STONE) EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF THE BOULDER (RIGHT FOOT F IRST) A DISTANCE OF APROXIMATELY ONE FOOT AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
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1988 · 1 incident
November 7, 1988
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoover Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUTSIDE WINDSHIELD OF TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK