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NICHOLS PLANT: 10 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Elmore County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102239

MSHA record for NICHOLS PLANT (mine ID 0102239). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1984–1994
Latest incident
Sep 1994
Ownership history
  1. R & S Materials Inc 1980 to 1985
  2. R & S Materials Inc 1985 to 1990
  3. Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc 1990 to 1995
  4. Martin Marietta Aggregates 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

NICHOLS PLANT sits in Elmore 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.
Elmore County, Alabama · Population 88,669
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$75,553
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1994 · 1 incident

September 12, 1994 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYE EWAS ATTEMPTING TO FRE EUP AN IDLER ON CONVEYOR WHILE CONVEYOR WAS STILL RUNNING. HE WAS USING A PIECE OF THREADED ROD TO STRIKE THE IDLER HWNE HT EROD GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE IDLER AN D THE BELT AND PULLED HIS HAND IN BEFORE HE COULD LET GO OF THE ROD.

1993 · 1 incident

April 6, 1993 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE BELT PUNCH BROKE & THE BOTTOM PART FLEW OVER & CUT THE THUMB OF RT HAND

1989 · 2 incidents

August 18, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R & S Materials Inc · Fall down stairs

SHE WAS CLIMBING STEPS AND SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING RIGHT KNEE ON CEMENT BLOCK. SHE HAS A SPRAINED KNEE AND POSSIBLE CHIPPED BONE.

March 8, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R & S Materials Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING UP ON WRENCH WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT PULLED MUSCLES IN STOMACH.

1988 · 1 incident

June 10, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & S Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING ON PUMP EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS RT HAND IN SIDE DOOR ON PUMP DOOR CLOSED CUTTING OFF HIS MIDDLE FINGER AND CUTTING THE OTHER FINGERS

1987 · 2 incidents

December 18, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager MACHINERY
R & S Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS H 2LDING PIECE OF STEEL IN PLACE AS WELDER WAS WELDING AT IN PLACE

July 8, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & S Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL SHUTTING R9 HOPPER.DOOR LATCH DIDNT CATCH SWINGING BACK OPEN STRIKING EMPL RIGHT SHIN BONE CAUSING MINOR CUT.1ST AID PERFORMED BUT INFECTION OCCURRED 7-13-87 SENT TO HOSPITAL FOR PAIN PIL LS AND ANTIBIOT3CS.

1985 · 2 incidents

April 3, 1985 AL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R & S Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE STOPPING DREDGE,OPERATOR TRIPPED WENCH TO MOVE DREDGE AWAY FROM BERM.OPERATOR STEPPED INTO WENCH HANDLE PATH.RIGHT EYE CUT AND REQ STITCHES.

March 27, 1985 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & S Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER PULLED RIGHT SHOULDER MUSCLE WHILE CLIMBING ONTO SCRAPER.

1984 · 1 incident

September 12, 1984 AL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
R & S Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING WRENCH ON DREDGE WHEN HANDLE SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND. HE WAS HIT ON THE HAND WHICH CAUSED 2 FRACTURES.