89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $116,781 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
538
inspections on record
15,900
inspection hours
11.0
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.
1,744 citations across 15,900 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$1.1M
proposed penalties
$968K
current assessed
$965K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
1,705 assessments are final orders; 48 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
May 9, 2018AL · Metal/Non-Metaldryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operatorFatality · IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances
The injured miner & the supervisor were attempting to light the #2 kiln's gas flame. While the miner was holding a flare attached to a metal pole at the end of the gas pipe, the supervisor turned on the gas. In the process of lighting, the gas ignited & blew back through the front of the kiln causing burns to the right side of the miner's body. On 5/28/18 the EE passed away.
May 5, 2010AL · Metal/Non-Metaldrill operatorFatality · MACHINERY
Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Drill operator was fatally injured by the drill rig he was operating. The likely scenario is that the drill rig began to roll forward while he was at the back of the rig operating the controls for the drill. The victim may have attempted to stop the drill rig and was caught up under the rig and suffered fatal injuries. There were no witnesses to the accident.
Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC · Struck by falling object
VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT ELECTRICAL CABLES FOR A SUBMERSIBLE PUMP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE QUARRY. HE WAS WORKING AT THE SUMP AREA WHICH IS NEAR THE SOUTH HIGHWALL. ALTHOUGH NO ONE SAW A R OCK OR ROCKS HIT THE VICTIM, IT APPEARS HE WAS HIT BY FALLING ROCK. REPORTED TO MSHA IMMEDIATELY.
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