Mining Incidents

Moretti Harrah Quarry: 13 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Talladega County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0100026

MSHA record for Moretti Harrah Quarry (mine ID 0100026). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Jul 1986
Ownership history
  1. Moretti-Harrah Marble Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Moretti Harrah Quarry sits in Talladega County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Talladega County, Alabama · Population 81,170
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$56,249
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1986 · 3 incidents

July 30, 1986 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Moretti-Harrah Marble Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

USING A SLEDGE 2AMMER TO LOOSEN ROCK & PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

May 26, 1986 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Moretti-Harrah Marble Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

BUSTING ROCK WI7H SLEDGE HAMMER MISSED ROCK CAUSED BODY TO JERK CAUSING STRAINED MUSCLE

1985 · 8 incidents

November 15, 1985 AL · Metal/Non-Metal OTHER
Moretti-Harrah Marble Company · Struck by flying object

WAS CLEANING UP3TO SET UP PERFORATOR AND SAFETY BOARD WAS BLOWN OVER BY WIND AND HIT SHOULDER.

November 1, 1985 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moretti-Harrah Marble Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING PULLEY FROM ENGINE PULLEY BROKE CUT FINGER

August 15, 1985 AL · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator MACHINERY
Moretti-Harrah Marble Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM HOLE AND STRAINED BACK.

1984 · 1 incident

June 7, 1984 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moretti-Harrah Marble Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SPUR ON CABLE CAUGHT GOLVE AND PULLED HAND IN BETWEEN CABLE & SHIELD IN BLOCK

1983 · 1 incident