Mining Incidents

American Blue Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Marvin Higginbotham
Carlton, Oglethorpe County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900233

American Blue Quarry has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1987–1993
Latest incident
Oct 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
53
citations
18
significant & substantial
$7,463
proposed penalties
$4,463
paid to date
60% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,000 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
20
inspections on record
235
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: 235 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 Quarry has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
52 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-08-01.
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
2006 Q2 2,331 5 1 2145.0
2005 Q1 0 4 3
2004 Q4 1,997 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,836 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,392 1 0 418.1
2004 Q1 2,766 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,830 3 2 1639.3
2003 Q3 1,570 0 0 0.0
Show 14 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q2 2,140 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,988 1 1 503.0
2002 Q4 2,894 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,194 6 2 1878.5
2002 Q2 3,615 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,136 7 2 3277.2
2001 Q4 2,240 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,151 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,946 5 2 2569.4
2001 Q1 3,266 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,866 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,616 1 0 382.3
2000 Q2 2,655 17 5 6403.0
2000 Q1 2,447 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

October 10, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal pumper MACHINERY
Imperial Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED PERSON WAS INSTALLING ROCK BOLTS AND MATTING FOR GROUND SUPPORT. AS HE WAS PLACING THE ROCK BOLT THE MATTING SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND, CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE INDEX FINGER #2 FINGER.

1992 · 1 incident

September 23, 1992 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Imperial Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE AND PULLEY WHILE OILING THE MAHCINE.

1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 2 incidents

April 3, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Imperial Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BROKEN GUY WIRE HIT MAN WORKING ON DERRICK.

April 3, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Imperial Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BROKEN GUY WIRE HIT MAN IN HEAD WORKING ON DERRICK.

1988 · 3 incidents

August 19, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Imperial Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

TWO MEN WERE MOVING PART OFF OF MACHINE, ONE MAN DROPPED ONE END ON OTHER MAN'S FOOT.

May 21, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Imperial Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING WOOD BEAM.

1987 · 1 incident

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