Mining Incidents

Amelia Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Chester, Amelia County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406738

Amelia Quarry has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Jul 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
24
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,643
proposed penalties
$2,643
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
21
inspections on record
372
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: 372 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Amelia Quarry has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-03-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q1 1,345 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,486 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,444 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,745 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 7,964 1 0 125.6
2006 Q4 7,633 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 8,598 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 10,117 1 0 98.8
Show 25 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q1 11,276 3 0 266.1
2005 Q4 9,781 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 10,330 2 1 193.6
2005 Q2 8,399 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 8,446 4 0 473.6
2004 Q4 9,563 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 7,873 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 9,172 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 6,908 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,493 2 0 266.9
2003 Q3 7,681 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,452 7 4 1084.9
2003 Q1 6,082 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,168 1 0 162.1
2002 Q3 6,946 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,569 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,224 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,019 1 1 166.1
2001 Q3 7,455 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,597 1 0 151.6
2001 Q1 5,307 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,812 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,588 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,667 1 1 214.3
2000 Q1 3,618 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2005 · 1 incident

July 26, 2005 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Amelia Sand Company · Contact with heat

Heat exhaustion: combination of sun and heat working outside.

2002 · 1 incident

December 9, 2002 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amelia Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN ENTERING EMPLOYEE BUILDING, PRIOR TO WORK, SLIPPED ON ICE THAT HAD ACCUMULATED OVERNIGHT.

2000 · 1 incident

April 24, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amelia Sand Company · Fall from machine

OPERATOR STEPPED DOWN FROM EXCAVATOR, MISSED THE STEP BETWEEN THE TRACKS, FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT FRACTURING BONES IN THE FOOT.

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