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Oxford Quarry: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Calhoun County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0100525

Oxford Quarry has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Apr 1985
Ownership history
  1. Vulcan Materials Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1985 13
1984 15
1983 15
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Oxford Quarry sits in Calhoun 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.
Calhoun County, Alabama · Population 116,141
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$55,826
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

April 20, 1985 AL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS REMOVING DRILL & COMPRESSOR FROM QUARRY. COMPRESSOR WAS BEING PULLED BY DOZER. I.NAME WAS OPERATING DRILL BEHIND THE COMPRESSOR. COMPRESSOR HOSE COUPLING CAUGHT ON GUY WIRE & BECA ME TAUNT. I.NAME WENT TO THE COUPLING & STOOD IN A LOOP CREATED BY THE HOSE. WHEN I.NAME RELEASED THE TENSION ON THE HOSE HE WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT KNEE.