Mining Incidents

Melville A Jamison II; Jeff Avant controller

MSHA controller ID: 0157061

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2020–2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2020
21
citations
5
significant & substantial
$26,097
proposed penalties
$26,097
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2020
43
inspections on record
727
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 727 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.
$26K
proposed penalties
$26K
current assessed
$26K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
20 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-09-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2024
1
2023
2
2021
1
2020
2 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
July 9, 2020 GA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Atlanta Sand and Supply Co. · Contact with electrical current

Employee was working in a de-energized 4160 volt GFCI controller in an attempt to reverse the polarity of the wires when it somehow became energized.

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