Wash plant operator was operating a front-end loader during the overnight shift as normal. EE exited the loader and entered the hopper filled with sand the EE had just dumped. EE was fatally injured when they were engulfed in the sand, as it vibrated to the bottom of the hopper. EE may have entered the hopper to try to retrieve two pieces of metal inadvertently dumped into hopper.
Curt B Jamison controller
MSHA controller ID: M30576
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
144
citations
34
significant & substantial
$87,478
proposed penalties
$68,633
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $18,845 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
81
inspections on record
1,438
inspection hours
10.0
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.144 citations across 1,438 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$87K
proposed penalties
$69K
current assessed
$69K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
140 assessments are final orders; 12 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-05-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 11 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 10 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 10 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 7 non-fatal
- OTHER 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2019
1
2016
1 (1f)
2011
2
2008
2
2007
4
2006
7
2005
3
2001
2
2000
1
1999
1
1998
1
1997
2
1996
13
1995
1
1993
1
1990
1
1989
1
1988
2
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Roberta Mine GA
Fatalities under this controller
1 recorded
December 19, 2016
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
washer operator, sizing operator
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Atlanta Sand and Supply Co Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
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