Mining Incidents

AMERICAN BLUE Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dale T Willis
Vesta, Oglethorpe County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900889

AMERICAN BLUE has $450 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987–1991
Latest incident
Sep 1991
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
8
citations
0
significant & substantial
$450
proposed penalties
$450
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
7
inspections on record
90
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: 90 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

AMERICAN BLUE has $450 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$450
proposed penalties
$450
current assessed
$450
paid to date
$0
outstanding
8 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-10-01.
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
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 2,160 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,460 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,046 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,872 2 0 1068.4
2003 Q3 2,272 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,847 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,182 0 0 0.0
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 2,710 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,160 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,167 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,410 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,715 1 0 368.3
2001 Q3 2,721 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,825 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,333 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,154 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,711 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,529 5 0 1977.1
2000 Q1 3,097 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 7, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · MACHINERY
Granite Panelwall Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BRAKE ADJUSTMEN7 BOLT BROKE CAUSING BOOM TO FALL.VICTIM WAS EITHER PUSHED OR FELL INTO QUARRY PIT.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 1 incident

September 3, 1991 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Willis Dimension Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING DOG STONE. THE CRANE DOGS HIT HIM ON THE LEFT PART OF HIS HEAD CAUSING LACERATION A GAUZE WAS PLACED ON HIS HEAD UNTIL HE REACHED EMERGENCY.

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