Mining Incidents

Madison Quarry Or Madison Quarry #117: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Madison County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0100020

MSHA record for Madison Quarry Or Madison Quarry #117 (mine ID 0100020). 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
1986–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. Vulcan Materials Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Madison Quarry Or Madison Quarry #117 sits in Madison County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Madison County, Alabama · Population 397,135
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$83,528
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

1991 · 1 incident

April 17, 1991 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by falling object

A SHEET OF EXPANDED METAL WAS PROPPED UP TO GIVE CLEARANCE TO MAKE A CUT WHEN HE WENT THROUGH METAL THE ART PIECE FELL STRIKING HIS LEG. THE LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.

1987 · 1 incident

November 30, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by falling object

DRILLER WAS I N3THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP THE BOOM OF INGERSOL T-4 DRILL WHEN THE RIGHT REAR OUTRIGGER BROKE THROUGH THE ROCK AND SANK INTO A MUD CUTTER THE DRILL FELL OVER ONTO THE EIGHT SIDE CAUSING THE OP9RATOR TO BREAK A RIB WHICH DAMAGED THE SPLEEN REQUIRING SURGICIAL REMOVAL.

1986 · 1 incident

May 15, 1986 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS USI3G A PRY BAR TO DISLODGE A ROCK JAM IN THE SURGE TUNNEL FEEDED.THE ROCKES FREED CAUSING THE PRY BAR TO BECOME DISLODGED FROM HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIM ON HAND,AND THE LEFT EYE AND MOUTH. 3