Mining Incidents

Rockwood Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Alabama Stone Company · Underground
Russellville, Franklin County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0100010

Rockwood Mine has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1987–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
201
citations
51
significant & substantial
$36,059
proposed penalties
$35,603
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $456 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
169
inspections on record
3,895
inspection hours
5.2
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.
201 citations across 3,895 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Rockwood Mine has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$36K
proposed penalties
$36K
current assessed
$36K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
198 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 11,272 4 0 354.9
2025 Q3 9,090 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 11,425 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,661 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 9,087 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,690 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,642 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,865 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 7,390 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 6,615 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 7,410 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 6,708 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 7,385 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 8,815 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 8,996 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 6,526 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 8,339 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 7,766 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 6,816 1 1 146.7
2021 Q1 6,486 1 0 154.2
2020 Q4 5,879 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,971 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,300 3 0 566.0
2020 Q1 6,785 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 5,209 2 0 384.0
2019 Q3 7,555 2 0 264.7
2019 Q2 6,653 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 8,253 1 0 121.2
2018 Q4 7,521 1 0 133.0
2018 Q3 8,037 2 0 248.8
2018 Q2 6,897 3 0 435.0
2018 Q1 7,565 1 1 132.2
2017 Q4 8,462 1 0 118.2
2017 Q3 9,803 3 0 306.0
2017 Q2 8,128 1 0 123.0
2017 Q1 10,531 3 0 284.9
2016 Q4 9,535 1 0 104.9
2016 Q3 13,412 1 0 74.6
2016 Q2 12,544 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 11,815 2 1 169.3
2015 Q4 12,500 3 0 240.0
2015 Q3 11,818 5 0 423.1
2015 Q2 13,012 4 0 307.4
2015 Q1 8,706 4 1 459.5
2014 Q4 8,815 4 2 453.8
2014 Q3 5,653 2 1 353.8
2014 Q2 7,100 1 0 140.8
2014 Q1 5,389 1 0 185.6
2013 Q4 6,593 1 0 151.7
2013 Q3 7,114 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 6,849 1 0 146.0
2013 Q1 6,237 1 0 160.3
2012 Q4 7,641 2 0 261.7
2012 Q3 7,438 2 0 268.9
2012 Q2 8,188 4 2 488.5
2012 Q1 6,816 2 0 293.4
2011 Q4 8,223 2 1 243.2
2011 Q3 7,375 1 0 135.6
2011 Q2 6,931 2 0 288.6
2011 Q1 7,043 1 0 142.0
2010 Q4 7,856 3 0 381.9
2010 Q3 8,007 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 6,321 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 6,114 2 0 327.1
2009 Q4 7,365 5 3 678.9
2009 Q3 8,079 3 0 371.3
2009 Q2 7,497 3 1 400.2
2009 Q1 6,614 1 1 151.2
2008 Q4 6,624 1 1 151.0
2008 Q3 7,695 5 0 649.8
2008 Q2 6,396 2 0 312.7
2008 Q1 6,041 3 0 496.6
2007 Q4 4,786 11 1 2298.4
2007 Q3 6,144 4 1 651.0
2007 Q2 4,697 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,969 1 0 167.5
2006 Q4 5,266 5 1 949.5
2006 Q3 5,208 1 1 192.0
2006 Q2 5,561 2 1 359.6
2006 Q1 7,067 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,063 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 10,491 5 2 476.6
2005 Q2 7,111 5 1 703.1
2005 Q1 9,122 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 8,206 4 1 487.4
2004 Q3 6,475 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,709 2 2 259.4
2004 Q1 5,799 3 2 517.3
2003 Q4 5,011 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,360 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,800 1 0 263.2
2003 Q1 2,974 1 0 336.2
2002 Q4 4,778 2 1 418.6
2002 Q3 7,383 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 7,336 2 0 272.6
2002 Q1 6,843 3 0 438.4
2001 Q4 7,347 3 2 408.3
2001 Q3 6,177 2 2 323.8
2001 Q2 5,482 3 1 547.2
2001 Q1 4,171 9 3 2157.8
2000 Q4 3,009 4 3 1329.3
2000 Q3 3,919 11 4 2806.8
2000 Q2 5,099 4 2 784.5
2000 Q1 4,046 6 3 1482.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

March 12, 2025 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alabama Stone Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was moving a bar holder from one area to another, bar holder fell on left foot

March 4, 2025 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alabama Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While lifting airbag above shoulders felt a pinching sensation on neck

2024 · 2 incidents

November 4, 2024 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Alabama Stone Company · Struck by falling object

As a load of slabs were being picked up, one slab broke in the middle and fell toward employee, hitting them in the chest and knocked them back against the concrete wall

March 5, 2024 AL · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alabama Stone Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was exiting the skid steer, tripped and fell on chin and hip.

2014 · 1 incident

December 11, 2014 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alabama Stone Company · Fall from machine

Miner was using the rear deck of a Volvo front end loader and tried to climb the wall by hand to connect air hoses to a compressor line. Miner fell and landed on the side of his head.

2009 · 1 incident

October 2, 2009 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alabama Stone Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was putting track together for saw, he was tightening bolt. Wrench slipped off nut and he fell back onto floor.

2008 · 1 incident

May 21, 2008 AL · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Alabama Stone Company · Struck against stationary object

In front of Quarry-EE was walking and stepped on small stone, turned foot over and sprained right ankle

2006 · 2 incidents

March 21, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alabama Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping move Korfman saw and stepped over track into sawed channel, turning ankle over.

February 1, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alabama Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was trying to open a box with his pocket knife and the knife slipped and stabbed in palm of left hand

2003 · 1 incident

March 10, 2003 AL · Metal/Non-Metal

HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A BUCKET OF A FRONTEND LOADER USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN A PIN. HE FELT SOME TIGHTENING GRADUALLY IN HIS RIGHT INGUINAL AREA.

2000 · 1 incident

July 6, 2000 AL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Alabama Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE AND OTHER QUARRY EES WERE PREPARING THE WALL FOR CUTTING, TRYING TO GET ALL LOOSE CHUNKS OF STONE OUT OF THE WALL TO PREVENT THEM FROM FALLING ON THE SAW. A STONE FELL FROM THE WALL, HITTIN G A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL. THE DRILL STEEL FLEW UP, HITTING EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD-FACE AND NECK AREA-CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE BONE OF HIS FACE AND STRAIN TO HIS NECK.

1992 · 1 incident

September 16, 1992 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alabama Limestone Company Ltd · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF DOZER & WHEN HE STEP ON THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE

1989 · 4 incidents

March 22, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alabama Limestone Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER OFF OF LOADER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL IN A POSTION THAT HURT HIS BACK.

January 3, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alabama Limestone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING UP QUARRY BARLOCATION 3 HEADING SOUTH AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

1988 · 2 incidents

December 9, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alabama Limestone Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTNING BOLT ON AIR TRACK CUT-OFF DRILL, WRENCH SLIPPED, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN GROIN GROIN AREA.

June 6, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator MACHINERY
Alabama Limestone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP DRILL, TURNED AROUND AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE, CAUSING SEVERE STRAIN.

1987 · 1 incident

June 4, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Alabama Limestone Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING CUT-OFF DRILL.HE HAD BROCHER HUNG AND WAS UP ON A LADDER BEATING BROCHER WITH HAMMER.STONE FELL OFF OF WALL HITTING HIM ON RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING FRACTURE.

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