Mining Incidents

Tarrant Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

APAC Mid-South Inc · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Tarrant, Jefferson County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102727

Tarrant Quarry has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
29
Years on record
1987–2004
Latest incident
May 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
43
citations
9
significant & substantial
$4,976
proposed penalties
$4,976
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
31
inspections on record
576
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: 576 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Tarrant Quarry has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
41 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-12-09.
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
2009 Q1 2,589 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 7,439 1 0 134.4
2008 Q3 8,699 1 0 115.0
2008 Q2 9,051 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 7,716 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 7,678 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 9,614 1 0 104.0
2007 Q2 10,253 0 0 0.0
Show 29 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q1 10,487 2 0 190.7
2006 Q4 8,659 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 11,690 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 13,752 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 14,902 4 2 268.4
2005 Q4 15,065 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 16,008 3 1 187.4
2005 Q2 15,365 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 15,768 6 1 380.5
2004 Q4 18,344 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 16,641 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 21,772 1 1 45.9
2004 Q1 22,833 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 18,689 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 22,423 4 3 178.4
2003 Q2 20,310 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 17,707 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 17,750 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,939 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 21,042 1 0 47.5
2002 Q1 22,603 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 22,581 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 22,632 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 23,246 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 23,177 2 1 86.3
2000 Q4 23,714 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 10,390 12 0 1155.0
2000 Q2 22,987 5 0 217.5
2000 Q1 21,653 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

29 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

May 7, 2004 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
APAC Mid-South Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was digging in the pit with the WA700 pit loader and hit a toe and it jarred him straining his back. He was wearing his seatbelt.

April 1, 2004 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
APAC Mid-South Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was trying to open the #2 bin door for washed stone and pinched his left hand below the thumb requiring 6 stitches

2003 · 2 incidents

May 13, 2003 AL · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
APAC Mid-South Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MALE WAS FLEEING FROM POLICE FROM A ROUTINE SAFETY CHECK. HE RAN ACROSS ABC COKE PLANT'S ROAD & CLIMBED OVER A FENCE ONTO OUR PROPERTY. SRM AGGREGATES NOTIFIED POLICE TO ADVISE THEM THAT THERE WAS A MAN HANGING OFF OF OUR HIGHWALL. DETECTIVE CAME TO OUR PROPERTY. THE MALE HAD MOVED & THE OFFICERS BACKED OFF. THE MALE WAS SPOTTED AGAIN. ADVISED THE MALE HAD FALLEN FROM THE HIGHWALL.

April 21, 2003 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
APAC Mid-South Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE BELT SKIRT TO PUT IT BACK ON THE INSIDE OF THE CONVEYOR BELT. HE WAS USING A HAMMER, HOLDING THE HEAD AND USING THE HANDLE TO HIT BELT SKIRT. HE DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE HIS HAND WAS AND STRUCK HIS 4TH FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE ROLLER FRAMEWORK REQUIRING 9 SUTURES.

2001 · 2 incidents

October 8, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
APAC Mid-South Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE HAULING ROCK FROM THE PIT TO THE PRIMARY JAW IN THE 465 ROCK TRUCK, EMPLOYEE HIT A BUMP AND JARRED HIS LOW BACK.

February 2, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
APAC Mid-South Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE HELPING TO MOVE A BARREL OF ANTIFREEZE ONTO RACK WHILE PUSHING BARREL L KNEE POPPED OUT OF JOINT

2000 · 2 incidents

March 6, 2000 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
APAC Mid-South Inc · Fall from machine

LOADER BACKED INTO MANLIFT CAUSING PERSON TO FALL OUT. HE LANDED ON THE CAGE ON MANLIFT.

1998 · 4 incidents

October 27, 1998 AL · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
APAC Mid-South Inc · Struck by flying object

OPERATOR WAS BREAKING LARGE ROCKS WITH HYD. HAMMER WHEN A FRAGMENT OF STONE BOUNCED OFF THE BOOM OR BOOM CYLINDER AND HIT THE RIGHT REAR SIDE GLASS. BREAKING THE WINDOW. OPERATOR SAID BE WAS F INE BUT RIGHT EYE SEEMED RED IRRIATED. HE WAS TOOK OUT TO DR. AND FOUND TO HAVE DUST AND FOREIGN MATERIAL, NOT GLASS, IN EYE. RETURNED TO WORK IN 2 HURS SAME DAY. MACHINE ALREADY HAS EXTRA LE

April 18, 1998 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
APAC Mid-South Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS AT FUEL TANK TO REFUEL LOADER. WHILE PULLING THE HOSE UP THE LADDER, THIS MACHINE HAS STAIRCASE TYPE STEPS, HE HIT HIS ELBOW AGAINST HANDRAIL.

April 7, 1998 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
APAC Mid-South Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UNLOADING TRUCK & SLIPPED ON STEP WHILE LEAVING TRUCK CAB.

February 17, 1998 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
APAC Mid-South Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE LEFT JOB AT 3P.M. TO SEE HIS DOCTOR ABOUT PAIN IN LEFT HIP AND LEG. HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT TIME OR DAY PROBLEM WAS CAUSED UNLESS RIDING IN ROCKTRUCK SEAT STARTED SORENESS. SEAT HAD BEEN CK BY MAINTENANCE AND FOUND TO BE OK. EE IS STILL UNDER MEDICAL EVALUATION.

1997 · 4 incidents

September 23, 1997 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
APAC Mid-South Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PARKING TRUCK AT END OF SHIFT IN PACKING LOT ON LEVEL GROUND. WHEN COMING DOWN LATTER AND TOUGHING THE GROUND HE HURT HIS BACK. EE SAID HE DID NOT MISS A STEP ON THE TRUCK NOR DID HE ST EP ON ANYTHING ON THE GROUND. ALSO KEPT THREE POINTS OF CONTACT WITH LATTER.

September 10, 1997 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
APAC Mid-South Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING RUSTED NUTS OFF WITH A TORCH. THE HIGH HEAT LOOSENED TO DIRT AND RUST AND CAUSED SOME TO GET IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THE MATERIAL CUASED A CUT ON HIS PUPIL. NO PERMANET DAMAGE EXPECTE D.

June 24, 1997 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
APAC Mid-South Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEERING LOADER WITH LEFT ARM LOADNG ROCK TRUCK DAILY ALSO MOVEMENT OF LAODER JARRING SHOULDER.

March 28, 1997 AL · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
APAC Mid-South Inc · Struck by flying object

TIED DOWN A LOAD OF TIRES ON LOWBOY WITH 4" NYLON TIE STRAP. STRAP CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK FOREHEAD.

1996 · 1 incident

1995 · 1 incident

October 9, 1995 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
APAC Mid-South Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE MOVING ASKID MOUNTED 6 INCH PUMP. THE PUMP WAS BEING MOVED INTO THE WATER'S EDGE TO ALLOW IT TO CONTINUE PUMPING. AS THE P&H CRANE BEGAN RAISING THE PUMP THE CRAN E LOST GROUND AND TIPPED FORWARD, STRIKING THE PUMP. THE VICTIM LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL FROM THE PUMP PLATFORM INTO APPROX 2' OF WATER, LOSING HIS HARD AND THEN STRIKING HIS HEAD.

1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 3 incidents

March 7, 1990 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Ready Mix Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL IN THE BACK OF A PICK UP TRUCK BY HAND AND HE THREW THE PIECE OF PLATE STEEL INTO THE BED OF THE PICKUP TRUCK AND THE PIECE OF PLATE HIT THE TAILGATE OF T HE TRUCK AND BOUNCED BACK CATCHING THE CENTER TWO FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE STEEL AND THE TRUCK AND CUT THE FINGER.

March 2, 1990 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Ready Mix Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADER OPER GOING TO CLIMP UP LADDER TO GET BACK ON HIS LOADER.TOOK ONE STEP UP LADDER AND KNEE POPPED,STARTED HURTING SOME.HURTING NOT BETTER BY MONDAY 3-5 SO WENT TO DR.

January 10, 1990 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Southern Ready Mix Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SOMETIME DURING THE DAY SOMETHING GOT INTO ONE EYE AND LEFT A SCRATCH ON HIS EYE. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING JAN.11, 1990. HE GOT OUT OF BED AND HIS EYE WAS HURTI NG AND IT HAD SWOLLEN UP REAL BAD. THE MAN CAME TO WORK AND THEN WENT TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

1989 · 2 incidents

June 8, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Ready Mix Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOT PIECE OF DIRT OR SAND IN EYE WHILE CLEAN UP AROUND PLANT WAS BEING PERFORMED.

March 28, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southern Ready Mix Inc · Struck by flying object

MAN WAS CHIPPING CONCRETE WITH SMALL HAMMER AND PIECE OR CHIP OF CONCRETE FLEW OUT AND GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

1988 · 3 incidents

December 29, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southern Ready Mix Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE AND THE BLADE OF KNIFE FOLDED OVER AND CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. THE KNIFE WAS NOT ONE WITH STUCK OUT BLADE. IT WAS JUST A SMAL L POCKET KNIFE.

October 11, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Southern Ready Mix Inc · Flash burns (welding)

MAN WAS WORKING IN AREA WHERE ELECTRIC WELDING WAS BEING PERFORMED & HIS EYES GOT BURNED BY FLASH FROM WELDER.

January 4, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Southern Ready Mix Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MAN WAS LOWERI3G A STEEL BENT WITH OVERHEAD CRANE AND ONE OF THE HOOKS SLIPPED CAUSING ONE END OF STEEL BENT TO COME DOWN AND SWING AROUND SOME. MAN JUMPED OUT OF WAY AND FELL ON FLOOR AFTER TRIPPING OVER T2E LEG OF A STAND. HE TWISTED RT KNEE AND ANKLE

1987 · 2 incidents

November 25, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern Ready Mix Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GUIDING WATER P6MP DOWN AS CRANE WAS LOWERING PUMP.LOST FOOTING AND FELL OFF EDGE OF OPEN PIT FALLING 15' TO FLOOR OF PIT HITTING FACE AND HANSDHANDS AND KNEE.

October 6, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Southern Ready Mix Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS CUTTIN1 REBAR LOOSE IN OLD CONCRETE THAT WAS BENT OVER & WHEN HE CUT ONE LOOSE ANOTHER ONE SPRANG UP & HIT MAN ON SIDE OF FACE CAUSING A CUT

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