Mining Incidents

Suddeth Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Aggregates USA LLC · Surface
Controlled by Ready Mix USA Inc
Butler, Taylor County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0901156

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2005–2007
Latest incident
Apr 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
17
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,899
proposed penalties
$2,877
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
2009 Q3 856 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,185 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,907 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,661 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,847 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,359 3 1 688.2
2008 Q1 3,403 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,939 2 0 507.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2007 · 1 incident

April 2, 2007 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Couch Ready Mix USA Aggregates Division · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting 5 gallon bucket of sand. Lumbar strain. Initial Dr. evaluation stated RTW - full duty - later went to light duty.

2006 · 1 incident

July 26, 2006 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Couch Ready Mix USA Aggregates Division · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was assisting belt replacement. Belt pulled in opposite direction causing pain to right shoulder.

2005 · 2 incidents

August 16, 2005 GA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Couch Ready Mix USA Aggregates Division · Fall onto or against objects

EE MINER STEPPED OVER DISCHARGE PIPE ON DREDGE. SURFACE WAS SET DUE TO LEAK THAT WAS BEING REPAIRED. MINER TRIPPED ON WET SURFACE, FALLING BACKWARDS STRIKING LOWER BACK ON PIPE, CAUSING CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK.

February 23, 2005 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Couch Ready Mix USA Aggregates Division · Struck by flying object

Miner was grading haul road with d-6 cat. when backing up, a piece of 4" metal pipe caught in track, flipped up and struck side of cab, throwing sand and debris into left eye.