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Leeds Quarry: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Jefferson County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102149

MSHA record for Leeds Quarry (mine ID 0102149). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1986–1988
Latest incident
Feb 1988
Ownership history
  1. United States Steel Corp 1979 to 1980
  2. Lehigh Portland Cement Company 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Leeds Quarry sits in Jefferson 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.
Jefferson County, Alabama · Population 669,744
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$64,589
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1988 · 1 incident

February 17, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lehigh Portland Cement Company · Fall from machine

INJURED MAN WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A LARGE LOADER DUMP TRUCK BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER WAS APPROX.28IN.OFF THE GROUND AS THE INJURED MAN STEPPED DOWN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE & FELL TO THE GROU ND

1987 · 1 incident

April 20, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lehigh Portland Cement Company · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS MAN6ALLY LOADING LARGE ROCKS INTO THE BUCKET OF A FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE DGE OF THE BUCKET. INJURED DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING S HIFT WHEN THE E5BOW BEGAN TO GIVE HIM SOME PAIN.

1986 · 1 incident

December 3, 1986 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lehigh Portland Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS STR3KING A METAL WEFGE TO SEPERATE A LINER FROM A CRUSHER HOUSING AS PART OF REMOVAL OF THE LINER. AS HE DROVE THE WEDGE INTO HARDENED BUILDUP UNDER THE LINER IT STRRUCK A FLANGE & UNDER THE F2RCE OF THE HAMMER BLOW RICOCHETTED BACK STRIKING INJURED IN THE MOUTH. INJURED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE UPPERLIP & DISLOCATION OF 2 TEETH.