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Helena Quarry, Shelby County, Alabama: 5 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Helena Quarry is an active crushed, broken limestone surface mine in Shelby County, Alabama, operated by Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC with 9 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 0100526). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 5 citations and orders there with $721 in proposed penalties, and 2 accident reports were filed there, with 2 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 0100526
- Status
- Active since September 8, 2014
- Main commodity
- Crushed, broken limestone
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Shelby County, Alabama
- Nearest town
- Helena
- Operator
- Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
- Parent company
- Vulcan Materials Company
- Employees
- 9
- MSHA field office
- Birmingham AL Field Office (a)
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 5
- Significant and substantial
- 0 (0.0%)
- Closure orders
- 0
- High negligence or reckless
- 0
- Proposed penalties
- $721
- Amount paid so far
- $721
- Inspections
- 15
- Inspector hours on site
- 103
- Citations per inspection
- 0.33 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 2
- Injury and illness cases
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 26, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 1 ($172 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | $133 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | $143 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | $294 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | $151 | 2 |
Standards cited most at Helena Quarry
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.3200 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Helena Quarry
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 1 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 1 |
What the accident reports at Helena Quarry describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 1 |
| Handling of materials | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Helena Quarry
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 1 |
Other open mines in Shelby County, Alabama
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argos Roberta Plant | Quikrete Construction Materials, LLC | Shelby County, AL | Cement | 169 | 169 |
| Montevallo Quarry & Mill | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Shelby County, AL | Lime | 84 | 62 |
| O'Neal Quarry & Mill | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Shelby County, AL | Lime | 108 | 58 |
| MLC, Calera | MLC | Shelby County, AL | Lime | 50 | 57 |
| Dunn Construction | Lopke Quarries Inc | Shelby County, AL | Crushed, broken limestone | 7 | 39 |
| Longview Operation | Carmeuse Lime & Stone Inc | Shelby County, AL | Lime | 113 | 30 |
| Landmark Plant | Cheney Lime & Cement Company | Shelby County, AL | Lime | 33 | 30 |
| Calera Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Shelby County, AL | Crushed, broken limestone | 53 | 20 |
| Maylene Plant & Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Shelby County, AL | Crushed, broken limestone | 11 | 6 |
| Coke Mine No 1 | Alabama Met Coal Resources Corp. | Shelby County, AL | Coal (bituminous) | 2 | 5 |
| O'Neal Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Shelby County, AL | Crushed, broken limestone | 17 | 4 |
| Alabaster Mill | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Shelby County, AL | Crushed, broken limestone | 10 | 4 |
| Kodiak Plant #1 | Alabama Met Coal Resources Corp. | Shelby County, AL | Coal (bituminous) | 1 | 0 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.