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Lester Metal/Non-Metal

Standard Gravel Co., Inc. · Surface

Controlled by John B Green

Columbia, Marion County, MS · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 2200759

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2004–2007
Latest incident: Sep 2007

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2004

citations

significant & substantial

$7,284

proposed penalties

$6,234

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
2008 Q2	1	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	2,243	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	3,867	6	4	1551.6
2007 Q3	5,494	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	5,077	4	1	787.9
2007 Q1	6,146	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	3,342	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	3,490	3	1	859.6

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

September 10, 2007 MS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY

Standard Gravel Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee's left shoulder began burning and hurting while operating the dredge.

2006 · 2 incidents

September 1, 2006 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Standard Gravel Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was assisting in dumping 10" pieces of plastic pipe. The trackhoe was moving a piece of the pipe when the chain came unhooked and the pipe fell on him hitting him on the left side of the head and on his left shoulder.

March 7, 2006 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Standard Gravel Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing the logwasher hopper when he hit his knee on a piece of angle iron. He injured his knee cap.

2004 · 1 incident

September 9, 2004 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Unknown operator · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TRACK ADJUSTER FOR HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR. HE COULD NOT GET THE TRACKS TO MOVE SO HE USED THE BUCKET ARM OF THE TRACKHOE TO MOVE TRACKS. GREASE SHOT OUT OF THE TRACK ADJUSTER AND HIT HIM IN THE EYES.