Montevallo Quarry & Mill safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Safe access.
30 CFR 56.11001
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S)
Construction and maintenance of ladders.
30 CFR 56.11003
Horns and backup alarms.
30 CFR 56.14132(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(b)
Air receiver tanks.
30 CFR 56.13011
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
23.3 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
4.0 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EE had clocked out and was in the contractor parking lot at EE's car. EE removed EE's boots and banged them together to shake off excess mud, dirt, and lime, which got into EE's left eye.
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EE squatting down to put a bolt and not in a belt skirt and EE's left foot slid causing EE to injure EE's left knee
Slip or fall of person
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
EE was walking down the stairs from the K3/K4 burner floor towards the K4 coal mill while carrying samples. EE stepped down from the last step in the stairs, rolled EE's ankle and fell to the ground.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
49.0 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
The injured employee sprained/strained EE's right shoulder when rodding out a chute on the coal system. The upward and outward thrusting motion performed while holding the rod caused the injury.
Spot Inspection
10.0 on-site hours reported
Machinery
No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was hydroblasting a scrubber and material fell from the wall hitting employee in the back of the head. This resulted in the employee receiving 8 staples in the head. Employee was wearing a hardhat and material knocked hardhat off.
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Securing gas cylinders.
30 CFR 56.16005 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Guarding around lights.
30 CFR 56.12034 · $151.00 proposed penalty
High-pressure hose connections.
30 CFR 56.13021 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
30 CFR 56.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $313.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
28.0 on-site hours reported
Powered haulage
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
ROOT CAUSE - cylinder punctured and cracked the cylinder housing causing the trailer to drop down approximately 4-5 feet without the cylinder engaged. Worker was injured due to a safety violation (not wearing a seatbelt at all times). CONTRIBUTING FACTOR - normal wear and tear from daily use.
Sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date) and Inspections (begin date).
Violation titles use current CFR headings to identify the cited rule; they are not the inspector’s account of what happened.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.