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.
258 citations across 1,418 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
4
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2021-11-30.
On record since 2013.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Plant No 1 has $240K in proposed MSHA penalties and $139K outstanding across 4 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.
$240K
proposed penalties
$221K
current assessed
$83K
paid to date
$139K
outstanding
252 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $66K in penalties contested before the Commission, $38K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-04-28.
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.
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.
30citations taken to the federal commission · 12% of citations on record
Settled
29 · 97%
Stood as issued
1 · 3%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 21 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
42%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$66K proposed, $38K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2017-12-13.
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.
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: 2020-07-21, 6 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
14
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg9
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (14)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2020-07-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2020-07-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2020-07-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2020-07-21
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.13
10
0.01
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-08-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2010-04-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2010-04-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.42
0.8
0.53
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-04-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.22
0.98
0.22
Backhoe Operator
2007-09-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2007-09-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.87
0.21
Front-end Loader Operator
2007-09-05
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.42
10
0.04
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-12-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2004-12-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2004-12-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dry Screen Plant 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.
Plant No 1 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2021.
Injury rate, 2021
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.87 and the all-US-mining average was 2.19 cases per 100 workers.
In Alabama, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.35 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
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2022
13
2021
14
2020
16
2019
15
2018
24
2017
28
2016
28
2015
28
2014
15
2013
22
2012
31
2011
25
2010
19
2009
19
2008
18
2007
20
2006
15
2005
9
2004
12
2003
8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Plant No 1 sits in Covington County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.
Covington County, Alabama · Population 37,647
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$50,886
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
2022 Q1
8,450
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
6,162
15
7
2434.3
2021 Q3
7,569
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
8,453
8
3
946.4
2021 Q1
7,593
4
3
526.8
2020 Q4
8,864
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
7,072
14
8
1979.6
2020 Q2
7,833
0
0
0.0
Show 67 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2020 Q1
6,673
13
7
1948.1
2019 Q4
5,535
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
6,882
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
11,356
1
0
88.1
2019 Q1
8,435
6
3
711.3
2018 Q4
9,680
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
11,259
4
2
355.3
2018 Q2
13,744
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
12,145
7
4
576.4
2017 Q4
12,349
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
12,973
6
2
462.5
2017 Q2
17,588
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
16,975
4
0
235.6
2016 Q4
16,825
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
16,483
9
4
546.0
2016 Q2
17,669
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
18,157
8
3
440.6
2015 Q4
16,847
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
15,295
6
2
392.3
2015 Q2
19,986
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
11,931
4
0
335.3
2014 Q4
11,451
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
10,595
5
1
471.9
2014 Q2
9,380
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
5,754
5
1
869.0
2013 Q4
6,671
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
7,400
5
2
675.7
2013 Q2
9,074
2
0
220.4
2013 Q1
9,373
14
5
1493.7
2012 Q4
12,362
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
13,685
18
3
1315.3
2012 Q2
18,254
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
15,716
4
1
254.5
2011 Q4
13,512
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
14,901
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
15,665
3
0
191.5
2011 Q1
12,069
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
13,620
9
3
660.8
2010 Q3
12,745
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
12,968
3
2
231.3
2010 Q1
8,589
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
10,209
2
1
195.9
2009 Q3
11,288
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
12,226
3
2
245.4
2009 Q1
9,352
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
11,461
3
0
261.8
2008 Q3
10,396
2
0
192.4
2008 Q2
8,056
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
8,040
1
0
124.4
2007 Q4
9,958
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
9,904
7
0
706.8
2007 Q2
10,086
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
9,552
9
1
942.2
2006 Q4
9,180
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
9,820
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
7,504
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
4,939
3
0
607.4
2005 Q4
5,297
18
7
3398.1
2005 Q3
3,570
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
2,730
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,034
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q3
3,305
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
6,852
2
0
291.9
2004 Q1
5,768
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
4,448
26
18
5845.3
2003 Q3
3,791
0
0
0.0
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
November 4, 2005AL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanFatality · POWERED HAULAGE
The victim was being task trained to operator a haul truck and lost control of the truck while backing down a ramp. The truck ran through a berm, overturned, and fell approx. 30 feet to the bench below.
Reportable incidents
5 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2019 · 1 incident
May 30, 2019AL · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorOTHER
Incident Report On Thursday May 30th around 10:20am IE switched from driving 410E off-road truck to 972 CAT loader. Moments after an EE found IE with the bucket down parked on the side of the road about 50 yards from where IE got in the loader.
2011 · 3 incidents
July 25, 2011AL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
employee was working on a semi truck with hand tools when he was trying to loosen a nut on a U bolt resulting in torn bicep on his right arm.
April 18, 2011AL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
walking around plant when he twisted his left ankle. Employee was taken to Emergency Room, put on crutches for twisted ankle. He did not miss any days of work as he was placed on office work. Did not report this to Workman's Compensation. Bill was pain by company.
OFF ROAD TRUCK WAS HAULING LIME ROCK FROM QUARRY & HIT A ROCK W/TRUCK WHEEL CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SNATCH LEFT WRIST. EE DID NOT WANT TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTN. THE DATE OF ACCIDENT, WHEN HE RET URNED TO WORK ON MONDAY,12/29/03, HE SAID HE NEEDED MEDICAL ATTN. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SPRAINED WRIST & RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING MORNING.