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West Alabama Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Clatus K Junkin
Fayette, Fayette County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0102738

West Alabama Sand & Gravel has $112K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2022
Latest incident
May 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
214
citations
57
significant & substantial
$112,323
proposed penalties
$111,967
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $356 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
92
inspections on record
1,149
inspection hours
18.6
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.
214 citations across 1,149 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

West Alabama Sand & Gravel has $112K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$112K
proposed penalties
$112K
current assessed
$112K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
210 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 4,393 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,748 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,314 3 1 564.5
2025 Q1 4,863 8 2 1645.1
2024 Q4 4,351 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,824 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,196 2 1 384.9
2024 Q1 4,553 0 0 0.0
Show 91 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,811 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,099 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,640 5 0 1373.6
2023 Q1 3,400 3 0 882.4
2022 Q4 3,542 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,818 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,036 12 9 2973.2
2022 Q1 3,256 1 0 307.1
2021 Q4 4,213 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,923 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,695 2 1 541.3
2021 Q1 3,600 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,600 4 1 1111.1
2020 Q3 4,560 5 3 1096.5
2020 Q2 3,600 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,780 3 0 793.7
2019 Q4 3,600 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,600 7 3 1944.4
2019 Q2 3,600 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,680 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,480 2 0 574.7
2018 Q1 3,000 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,320 5 2 1157.4
2017 Q2 3,000 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3,000 4 1 1333.3
2016 Q4 5,400 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,600 3 0 833.3
2016 Q2 5,400 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 5,400 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 5,400 5 2 925.9
2015 Q3 5,400 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,400 5 1 925.9
2015 Q1 4,050 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,160 5 1 2314.8
2014 Q3 1,800 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,360 6 5 1785.7
2014 Q1 3,120 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,640 5 0 1893.9
2013 Q3 3,200 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,120 10 1 3205.1
2013 Q1 2,160 7 1 3240.7
2012 Q4 2,160 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,160 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,000 4 0 1333.3
2012 Q1 2,400 5 2 2083.3
2011 Q4 2,000 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,200 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,770 2 0 530.5
2011 Q1 1,920 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,760 7 3 1215.3
2010 Q3 3,000 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,000 5 0 1666.7
2010 Q1 2,000 7 4 3500.0
2009 Q3 2,160 7 1 3240.7
2009 Q2 2,000 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,000 9 2 4500.0
2008 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,000 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,000 6 1 3000.0
2008 Q1 2,400 2 0 833.3
2007 Q4 2,880 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,880 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,400 6 3 2500.0
2007 Q1 2,400 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,280 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,952 4 0 1355.0
2006 Q2 2,400 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,400 3 0 1250.0
2005 Q4 2,200 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,400 1 0 416.7
2005 Q2 2,400 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,400 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,400 3 2 1250.0
2004 Q2 2,400 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,400 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,000 5 1 2500.0
2003 Q3 2,000 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,400 3 0 1250.0
2003 Q1 2,400 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,400 1 0 416.7
2002 Q3 2,400 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,000 2 0 1000.0
2002 Q1 2,000 3 0 1500.0
2001 Q4 2,000 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,200 1 0 833.3
2001 Q2 2,000 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,000 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,440 1 0 694.4
2000 Q3 2,000 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,700 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,700 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2022 · 1 incident

May 23, 2022 AL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman ELECTRICAL
West Alabama Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING UP THE WASH PLANT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SAW THE MAIN SHAKER WASN'T RUNNING. AS EE WENT TO MASH THE STOP BUTTON, INJURED EMPLOYEE THREW THE MAIN SWITCH TO CHECK FUSES. AN ARC FLASH OCCURRED CASUING BOTH EMPLOYEES TO BE BLOWN TO THE GROUND. INJURED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND WAS BURNED. EE WAS TAKEN LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION THEN TRANSFERRED TO UAB IN BHM, AL.

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