Lifting 5 gallon bucket of sand. Lumbar strain. Initial Dr. evaluation stated RTW - full duty - later went to light duty.
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 file2007 · 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
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.