Mining Incidents

BELL/BYNES Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Clorox Company
Jefferson County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0901055

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Mar 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3 15,405 1 0 64.9
2001 Q2 24,185 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 25,889 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 24,137 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 23,553 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 26,553 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 26,271 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2001 · 1 incident

March 12, 2001 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Products Manufacturing Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ASSIGNED TO RUN THE 10 HIGH SPEED LINE ON MARCH 12, 2001. AT 10:45 AM SHE NOTICED A POORLY SEWN BAG. SHE HURRIED TO THE SIQ AREA TO RETRIEVE THE REJECT BAG AND REMOVED IT FROM THE LINE. DURING THE PROCESS SHE EXTENDED HERSELF OVER THE LINE & REMOVED THE BAG. SHE FELT A TINGLE & CONTINUED TO WORK. PALLETIZER MALFUNCTIONED & EE HAD TO RESTACK. SHE COMPLAINED ABOUT LOWER BACK.

2000 · 1 incident

June 27, 2000 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
A & M Products Manufacturing Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON 20 WEST VALVE LINE POTTING BAGS ON SPOUT. ANOTHER EE OBSERVED SLUMPED OVER AND TURNED OFF MACHINE, GOT HER DOWN FRONT SEAT. AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AND SHE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPI TAL EMERGENCY ROOM. EE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE SUFFERED A SEIZURE. SHE WAS ALERT AND EATING BY 10 AM.