R & S Materials Inc · Struck by falling object
I NAME WAS REMO5ING A SCREEN FOR THE SCREEN RACK HE DROPPED THE SCREEN AND IT HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
Silica Ii: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
R & S Materials Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Alfred Mc Alpine Inc
Macon County,
AL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0100713
MSHA record for Silica Ii (mine ID 0100713). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1985–1986
- Latest incident
- Sep 1986
Ownership history
- Alabama Silica Company Inc 1950 to 1985
- R & S Materials Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Silica Ii sits in Macon County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Macon County, Alabama · Population 18,951
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$45,951
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1986 · 4 incidents
R & S Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SLIPPED ON GRAV9L PILE.
August 25, 1986
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R & S Materials Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 OFF DOZIER, CRACKED RIBS.
February 16, 1986
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
MACHINERY
R & S Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PUTTING ON BRAK9 ON DRAGLINE.BRAKE POPPED BACK CAUSING SPRAIN TO RIGHT ANKLE.
1985 · 4 incidents
August 20, 1985
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R & S Materials Inc · Fall from machine
EXCESSIVE GREASE ON MOTOR GRADER OPERATOR WAS STANDING ON SAME STEAM CLEANING SAME SLIPPED & FELL OFF GRADER LANDED ON RT LEG ME CONTUSION/MEDIAL COLLATUAL LIGAMENT STRAIN RT KNEE
R & S Materials Inc · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS WELDING A PIECE OF STEEL POST THE SECTION BEING WELDED SHIFTED & FELL STRIKING INJURED ON LEFT HAND RESULTING IN A 4IN CUT WITH ABRASIONS
July 12, 1985
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
MACHINERY
R & S Materials Inc · Struck by flying object
DEBIRS BLEW INTO EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE
R & S Materials Inc · Struck by falling object
IRON BAR FELL OFF DRAGLINE BUCKET INSIDE WELDING SHOP, BEING REAPRIRED STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOOT.