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Roberta Quarry: 32 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Roberta Quarry (mine ID 0102150). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 32
- Years on record
- 1985–1991
- Latest incident
- Oct 1991
- Martin Marietta Cement 1979 to 1983
- Blue Circle Inc 1983 to present
Roberta Quarry sits in Shelby County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.5% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
32 on file1991 · 1 incident
1989 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PIECE OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT AND GOT A SMALL PIECE OF METAL IN HIS FINGER. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR TO GET A TETANUS SHOT AND WAS GIVEN MEDICATION TO PREVENT INFECTION ON 11-2-89.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING IN THE LIME TUNNEL AND HE ATTEMPTED TO CUT A WEDGE TO FIT A BROOM HANDLE AND CUT HIS THUMB BY ACCIDENT. HE WAS TAKEN TO PLANT DOCOTR AND RECEIVED SEVERAL STICHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING CLEAN UP WORK AROUND THE NEW CRUSHER AND WHILE USING A SHOVEL HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER.
EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAY A WRENCH DOWN AND GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN A METAL PIPE ON THE DRILL AND THE WRENCH HE CUT HIS FINGER ON HIS L HAND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE PLANT DR WHO PUT 7 STITCHE S
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING HIMSELF DOWN INTO A CHUTE AND PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON ONE ARM AGAINST A SEMI-SHARP EDGE. A BLOOD VESSEL BROKE IN HIS ARM CAUSING A HEMATOMA. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO TH E PLANT PHYSICIAN AND GIVEN PAIN MEDICATION. (TO TAKE AS NEEDED).
WORKING IN MOBIE MOBILE MAINT SHOP ON QUARRRY DRILL WIND BLEW SOME TRASH INTO EYE. CLEANED OUT EYE AND IT FELT BETTER OVER WEEKEND 2-20-89 EXPER PAIN N EYE AND T AKEN TO DR. GIVEN MED FOR EYE.
1988 · 1 incident
EMPL WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER CLEANING OUT A CHUTE HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS SIDE AT THE TIME HE DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL 12-30-88 WHEN THE PAIN PERSISTED HE WAS TAKEN TO THE PLANT DR AND W AS GIVEN A MUSCLE RELAXER
1987 · 16 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A STEAM CLEANING WAND THE WAND SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS FOOT CAUSING A DEEP SECOND DEGREE BURN
EMPLOYEE WAS PL5CING WOOD ON IRON ORE H OPPER & GOT A SPLINT ER IN HIS FINGER IT BEGAN TO HURT DURING THE DAY & HE COULDNT GET THE SPLINT ER OUT SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR DOCTOR LANCED FINGER & REMOVED THE S1LINTER
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING EYE BEAMS OFF A CONVEYOR A PIECE OF STEEL BLEW INTO EYE HE HAD THIS FOREIGN MATTER REMOVED FOREIGN MATTER PUNCTURED INSIDE OF RT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS DU4PING A BUCKET OF MATERIAL WHEN IT BECAME UNBALANCED AND FELL ON HIS FOOT. THE BUCKET FELL JUST ABOVE THE SAFETY TOE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY SHOES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING PVC PIPE INTO DITCH FEET SLIPPED ON ROCKS INJURING HIP
EMPLOYEE RUNNIN1 CONDUIT-SLIPPED ON ROCKS CAUSING FALL. INJURY TO KNEE.
EMP WAS BLOWING3STRING THROUGH CONDUIT APPARENTLY TWISTED BACK
EMPLOYEE IS CAR1ENTER'S HELPER. WAS ON BACK OF TRUCK AND ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED OFF BACKWARDS FALLING TO GROUND AND TWISTING BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU8HING A GLASS TUBE OF EPOXY INTO A HOLE WHEN IT BROKE,CUTTING HAND .
EMPLOYEE WAS PA3NTING - PAINT GOT INTO EYE
EMPLOYEE USING 3MPACT WRENCH, PIECE OF SHAVING WENT BETWEEN SAFETY GLASSES & INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BU9NING HOLES IN TOP OF PIPE OVERHEAD-SHAVINGS FROM GALVANIZED PIPE FELL INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE PICKED3UP A ROLL OF 3/8 CABLE WEIGHING APPROX. 50 LBS. - TWISTED BACK.
EMP WAS TIGHTEN3NG NUTS IN A CORUGATED PIPE WITH IMPACT WRENCH. NUT FELL FROM A HEIGHT OF 8 FT STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN FRONT TOOTH. TOOTH SPLIT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING A BEAM FROM UNDER A FRAME.INJURY OCCURRED DURING THE PROCESS OF PULLING.INJURY SUSTAINED-ACUTE STRAIN TO BACK MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO GET ONTO TRUCK DURING HEAVY RAIN. HAND SLIPPED STRICKING WIRE REBAR STAND CAUSING DEEP CUT.
1986 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A METAL DESK FOR THE QUARRY OFFICE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK EMPLOYEE FELT MORE PAIN AS HE TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN HIS BAKC AND WAS TAKEN TO PLANT DR
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO CLEAR OUT A CHUTE WITH A METAL BAR AND IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE FOOT EMPLOYEE WAS EXPERIENCING CONTINUED PAIN AND WAS TAKEN TO PLANT DR
EMP WAS REMOVIN1 SEVERAL WHEELS FROM A 35 TON TRUCK (WATER TRUCK) AND WAS IN A STRAINED POSITION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS EMP DOES NOT REMEMBER A SPECIFIC MOVEMENT WHEN HIS BACK STARTED HURTING
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING IN MOBILE MAINTENANCE SHOP WELDING WHEN HE FELT ANIRRITATION IN HIS LEFT EYE. THE IRRITATION GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND HE WAS TAKEN TO PHYSICIAN ON 5/15/869
EMPLOYEE CLIMBE8 UP LADDER TO CAB OF 35 TON WATER TRUCK NOT LIFTING NOT TWISTED NO SLIP OR UNUSUAL MOTION STATED BY EMPLOYEE NOTE SLIGHT PAIN WHICH INCREASED OVER NEXT 5 HOURS
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ACCROSS PLANT YARD TO HIS WORK AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED AND BEGAN TO FALL.HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BEFORE FALLING.FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK (EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE)9
1985 · 2 incidents
PIECE OF WELDING SLAG FELL INTO BOOT. BURN TO HEEL APPEARED SUPERFICIAL. EMPLOYEE TAKE TO PLANT PHYSICIAN WHEN BURN WAS SLOW TO HEAL. EMPLOYEE GIVE ANTIBIOTIC TO AVERT POSSIBLE INFECTION. BURN SLOWLY HEALING.
EMP WAS BUFING FLOOR WITH ELECRTIC BUFFER AND HIT THE TOP OF HIS HAND ON CORNER OF DESK