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Oakwood Quarry: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Macon County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0100033

Oakwood Quarry has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987
Ownership history
  1. Vulcan Materials Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1990 2
1989 7
1988 11
1987 11
1986 10
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Oakwood Quarry sits in Macon County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Macon County, Alabama · Population 18,951
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$45,951
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

August 31, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING R9PAIR PARTS EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS UPPER BODY CAUSING BACK STRAIN.

July 31, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.