Mining Incidents

OYSTER SHELL PRODUCTS: 17 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Mobile County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0100032

MSHA record for OYSTER SHELL PRODUCTS (mine ID 0100032). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1985–2000
Latest incident
Mar 2000
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
1
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 1 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Radcliff Materials Inc 1950 to 1979
  2. Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc 1979 to 1995
  3. Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

OYSTER SHELL PRODUCTS sits in Mobile County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Mobile County, Alabama · Population 413,162
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$58,119
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 2,148 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,223 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2000 · 1 incident

March 30, 2000 AL · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties · Struck against stationary object

CONTRACTOR GULF CITY SHELL DISMANTLING THE DUST COLLECTOR FOR THE OLD DRYER NORTHEAST OF THE MAIN OFFICE. THE PREVIOUS DAY THE 22 TON P & H CRANE LIFTED OFF THE TOP 1/3 SECTION AND SET IT DOWN SAFELY. AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 AM ON 03/30 THE SECOND SECTION WAS BEING LIFTED WITH THE CRANE SET ON THE EAST END OF THE COLLECTOR STRUCTURE. IT WAS FREED AND LIFTED CLEARLY AND STARTING TO SW

1999 · 1 incident

January 13, 1999 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator ELECTRICAL
Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties · Flash burns (electric)

FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR CB RAWLS WAS ALLEDGEDLY RETRIVING FUSES FOR ANOTHER LOCATION OUT OF THE ABANDONED SF-4 PLANT COMPRESSOR CONTROL BOX AT APPROX. 745 A.M. AFTER THE FUSES WERE OUT AND O N TOP OF ANOTHER ADJOINING CABINET, HE WAS IN FRONT OF THE 480V, DISCONNECT WHEN THE INTERIOR LOCKING NUT FOR THE SECONDARY WIRING SUDDENLY FELL ONTO THE ENERGIZED PRIMARY FEED CAUSING A PHAS

1998 · 3 incidents

October 2, 1998 AL · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties · Flash burns (electric)

EE WAS REPALCING THE 1200 AMP FUSES TO THE EAST MAIN 480 VOLT DISCONNECT FOR THE SHELL PLANT, AFTER A 4 DAY SHUTDOWN PERIOD DUE TO HURRICANE GEORGES. PRIOR TO THIS HE HAD MEGGERED THE BOTTOM A ND LEADS OF THE DISCONNECT, AND EVERYTHING APPEARED DRY AND TESTED CLEAR. WITH THE DISCONNECT IN THE OFF POSITION, HE WAS USING HIS LEATHER/INSULATED ELECTRICIANS GLOVE AND FUSE TONGS TO REPL

July 6, 1998 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BURNING EXPANDED METAL TO REPAIR GUARD RAIL ON SCREW COUPLING RUST POPPED OFF AND WENT UNDER SAFETY FLASSES HIT LEFT EYE.

February 25, 1998 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING BARGE INTO DOCK WHEN THE ROPE SNAPPED STRIKING HIS LEGS.

1997 · 1 incident

April 26, 1997 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST BARGE LOAD OUT CHUTE WHEN HE FELL INTO BARGE THROUGH OPEN GRAIN DOOR.

1995 · 1 incident

February 21, 1995 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

EE CAME DOWN STAIRS AND SLIPPED WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE BOTTOM STEP TO THE GROUND.

1994 · 3 incidents

December 2, 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

RIGHT HAND WEDGED BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT AND ROLLER.

July 30, 1994 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WORKING IN LIMESTONE PLANT

1993 · 1 incident

1992 · 1 incident

1990 · 1 incident

June 1, 1990 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE STACKING 50 LB BAGS IN A RAILCAR,INJURED LIFTED ONE OF THE BAGS INCORRECTLY.AT THAT TIME,HE REPORTED SOME PAIN TO A FOREMAN.HE CONTINUED WORK UNTIL THE END OF THE DAY (FRIDAY);HOWEVER HE WAS NOT ABLE TO REPORT TO WORK ON MONDAY,06-04-90.HE WAS NOT HEARD FROM AGAIN UNTIL HIS RETURN ON TUESDAY 06-12-90.AT THAT IME,HE PRESENTED A RETURN TO WORK NOTE FROM HIS DOCTOR.

1989 · 1 incident

February 11, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor MACHINERY
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

AFTER WELDING ON THE DRYER DRUM, I,NAME WAS CHIPPING AWAY THE WELD SLAG WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER. HIS WELDING SHEILD WAS PULLED UP. HE WASN'T WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW ONT O THE LEFT EYELID CREATING A SLIGHT BURN. THE BURN LATER BECAME INFECTED.

1987 · 1 incident

November 7, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS DISASSEMBLING A SCREW CONVEYOR ON TOP OF SOME STORAGE TANKS APPROX. 60 FT HIGH. HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT THUMB WITH A HAMMER. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES.

1986 · 1 incident

May 23, 1986 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WORKING IN REAR3OF DRYER ON CHOKED UP CHUTE.LIMESTONE WAS MATERIAL CHOKING CHUTE.

1985 · 1 incident