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Phenix City Mine: 94 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Frank Foley
Phenix City, Russell County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0102814

Phenix City Mine has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $555 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1990–2016
Latest incident
Oct 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
94
citations
19
significant & substantial
$12,601
proposed penalties
$11,998
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $603 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Foley Materials Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
60
inspections on record
702
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: 702 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Phenix City Mine has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $555 outstanding across 3 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$555
outstanding
93 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $844 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-10-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
20.4%
significant & substantial
14.0%
high negligence or reckless
20.4%
reasonably likely or greater
54.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 15.1% low, 71.0% moderate, 14.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
7 citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
  • Settled 6 · 86%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 14%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
57%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $844 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2018-05-01.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
SE 2018-0134 Settlement Rae 2018 $1K → $326
SE 2017-0095 Settlement Paez 2017 $342 → $328
SE 2015-0304 Settlement Bulluck 2015 $224 → $190
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2015-06-03, 11 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
8
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg6
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (8)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2015-06-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2015-06-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-06-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-01-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-01-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-01-23 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.24 10 0.02 Laborer, Bullgang
2002-01-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2002-01-23 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 10 0.02 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Phenix City Mine recorded 29.75 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2016.

Injury rate, 2016
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
29.75
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.17 and the all-US-mining average was 2.59 cases per 100 workers.
In Alabama, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.81 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2016 * 29.75 0.00 0.000
2007 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 19.26 9.63 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Concrete Company 1989 to 2005
  2. Foley Materials Company 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 3
2025 4
2024 2
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 1
2019 3
2018 6
2017 7
2016 9
2015 6
2014 6
2013 4
2012 2
2011 8
2010 4
2009 5
2008 8
2007 11
2006 14
2005 10
2004 6
2003 7
2002 7
2001 6
2000 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Phenix City Mine sits in Russell County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Russell County, Alabama · Population 58,858
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$50,046
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
2026 Q2 786 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 807 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 651 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,052 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 692 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 676 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 168 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 548 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 222 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 68 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 619 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 639 2 0 3129.9
2019 Q3 600 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,198 2 1 1669.4
2019 Q1 3,961 1 0 252.5
2018 Q4 3,868 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,739 3 0 802.4
2018 Q2 3,144 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,790 2 0 716.8
2017 Q4 1,225 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,606 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,780 5 0 1322.8
2017 Q1 3,875 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,740 3 1 632.9
2016 Q3 5,698 3 0 526.5
2016 Q2 4,848 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,885 2 1 409.4
2015 Q4 4,400 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,147 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,888 1 0 346.3
2015 Q1 3,465 2 0 577.2
2014 Q4 3,407 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,746 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,079 1 0 324.8
2014 Q1 3,348 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,939 1 0 340.3
2013 Q3 2,438 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 994 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 42 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 128 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 377 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,365 2 1 845.7
2011 Q3 4,840 3 0 619.8
2011 Q2 4,797 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,197 2 1 476.5
2010 Q4 2,290 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,120 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,379 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,600 1 1 384.6
2009 Q1 2,655 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,073 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,446 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,567 3 1 656.9
2008 Q1 4,853 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,790 8 4 1670.1
2007 Q3 6,290 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 7,191 1 0 139.1
2007 Q1 7,837 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 7,571 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,570 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,946 2 0 287.9
2006 Q1 6,874 7 1 1018.3
2005 Q4 6,031 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,366 4 1 628.3
2005 Q2 4,308 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,063 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,870 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,382 13 2 3843.9
2004 Q2 3,455 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,273 5 2 1527.7
2003 Q4 3,951 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,985 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,582 3 0 654.7
2003 Q1 4,497 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,294 1 0 232.9
2002 Q3 4,537 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,604 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,586 2 0 436.1
2001 Q4 5,081 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,116 1 0 243.0
2001 Q2 3,954 2 1 505.8
2001 Q1 3,825 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,866 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,801 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,860 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,741 2 0 534.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

2016 · 3 incidents

October 19, 2016 AL · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Foley Materials Company · Fall onto or against objects

slipped/fell on wet conveyor, pulled muscle in thigh

October 12, 2016 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Foley Materials Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was using cutting torch, cutting holes in conveyor frame for new bolts. Slag got in the external canal of left ear causing a minor burn.

January 22, 2016 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Foley Materials Company · Struck against a moving object

The miner was operating the excavator. The boom came into the cab contacting the operator.

2014 · 1 incident

June 27, 2014 AL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Foley Materials Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

employee was cutting at incline conveyor with a torch. Slag fell off onto torch hoses causing them to catch on fire. Employee was burned on stomach and palm/thumb of right hand.

2005 · 2 incidents

April 29, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling a cable out of the back of a pickup truck (strained lower back).

March 3, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Concrete Company · Flash burns (electric)

Employee was working on Radial Sand Stacker, using a screwdriver to try and pry box open. Screwdriver made contact and the box blew up, causing electrical flash burns to eye, hands and face.

2004 · 2 incidents

December 20, 2004 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Concrete Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped and fell on catwalk.

December 17, 2004 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Concrete Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping to put V belt on rock shaker. His screwdriver slipped and hit him in the lip, causing a laceration to the lip.

2002 · 1 incident

January 14, 2002 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRUCK CORNER OF PIECE OF ANGLE IRON AT FOREHEAD. 1/4 INCH LACERATION REQUIRING ONE STITCHES.

2001 · 1 incident

January 15, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BACK STRAIN WHILE WORKING AROUND PLANT. HAD BEENINVOLVED IN SOME LIFTING DURING COURSE OF DUTY.

1999 · 1 incident

February 11, 1999 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Concrete Company · Fall onto or against objects

OPERATOR WAS WAHING OFF EQUIPMENT (BULLDOZER) AND SLIPPED ON MUD AND FELL BACKWARD ONTO SIDE AND VCRACED A (R) RIB.

1998 · 1 incident

December 2, 1998 AL · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS CLEANING AN AIR SPRAY GUN USED FOR PAINTING AND GOT SOME PAINT THINNER IN HIS EYE.

1992 · 3 incidents

November 11, 1992 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Concrete Company · Struck by flying object

WIND BLEW SAND INTO HIS EYES WHILE WORKING

September 7, 1992 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Concrete Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

HOT METAL TOUCH HIS FOOT.

August 25, 1992 AL · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Concrete Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED ON PIPE AND FELL HURTING UPPER BACK.

1991 · 4 incidents

June 14, 1991 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Company · Struck by falling object

BRAKE HUB FELL MASHED FINGER.

March 22, 1991 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Concrete Company · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK BOUNCING STRAINED ABDOMINAL MUSCLES.

March 11, 1991 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Concrete Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRINDING WITH HAND GRINDER & PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO EYE.

1990 · 1 incident

March 21, 1990 AL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

FUELING UP WELDER -FUEL SPLASHED IN LEFT EYE.