Andersonville Plant has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $239 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1983–2023
Latest incident
Apr 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
93
citations
19
significant & substantial
$17,535
proposed penalties
$14,058
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,477 gap.
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: 623 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Andersonville Plant has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $239 outstanding across 5 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$239
outstanding
93 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-07-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
8citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
Settled
6 · 75%
Stood as issued
2 · 25%
75%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 8 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
59%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $2K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2010-09-24.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2014-06-18, 12 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
7
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz5
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (7)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2014-06-18
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.39
Laborer, Bullgang
2014-06-18
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.39
Laborer, Bullgang
2014-06-18
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
1.32
Laborer, Bullgang
2014-06-18
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.76
Laborer, Bullgang
2009-10-21
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.26
Screen/Scalper Operator
2006-08-15
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
2.64
10
0.26
Kiln/Dryer Operator
2002-07-23
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
10
0.02
Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Andersonville Plant recorded 5.65 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2023.
Injury rate, 2023
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
5.65
total case rate
5.65
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.78 and the all-US-mining average was 2.10 cases per 100 workers.
In Georgia, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.26 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2023 *
5.65
5.65
0.000
2014
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013
3.26
1.09
0.000
2012 *
2.11
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
19.83
9.92
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2024
2
2023
18
2022
8
2015
45
2014
72
2013
64
2012
44
2011
14
2010
9
2009
3
2008
9
2007
7
2006
5
2005
4
2004
10
2003
8
2002
5
2001
5
2000
5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Andersonville Plant sits in Macon County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Macon County, Georgia · Population 11,953
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$37,177
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2024 Q4
836
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
974
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
964
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
1,004
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
792
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
12,012
1
0
83.3
2023 Q2
11,567
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
11,023
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2022 Q4
7,350
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
1,384
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
176
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
2,824
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
37,468
1
0
26.7
2014 Q4
38,795
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
41,494
1
0
24.1
2014 Q2
46,136
3
0
65.0
2014 Q1
60,933
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
50,671
2
0
39.5
2013 Q3
50,363
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
44,014
4
0
90.9
2013 Q1
39,040
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
26,788
3
0
112.0
2012 Q3
24,485
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
21,307
3
0
140.8
2012 Q1
22,192
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
10,285
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
6,821
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
7,125
2
0
280.7
2011 Q1
6,163
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
5,107
3
2
587.4
2010 Q3
5,495
6
2
1091.9
2010 Q2
5,270
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
4,316
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
1,688
1
1
592.4
2009 Q3
1,687
1
0
592.8
2009 Q2
1,298
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
1,307
5
0
3825.6
2008 Q4
3,846
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
5,613
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
5,943
6
1
1009.6
2008 Q1
4,768
6
0
1258.4
2007 Q4
4,327
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
5,024
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
5,145
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
3,559
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
1,163
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
4,205
8
4
1902.5
2006 Q2
3,955
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1,920
6
1
3125.0
2005 Q4
3,705
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
2,001
5
1
2498.8
2005 Q2
1,648
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,391
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
4,609
2
0
433.9
2004 Q3
4,176
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
3,516
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
4,031
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
4,374
2
0
457.2
2003 Q3
5,415
2
1
369.3
2003 Q2
4,991
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
2,537
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,524
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,115
2
1
642.1
2002 Q2
2,648
1
1
377.6
2002 Q1
2,067
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,879
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
1,893
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
2,437
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
2,149
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,247
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,642
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,434
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
1,766
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
19 on file
2023 · 1 incident
April 25, 2023GA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was working with a group of other employees to unstop the blower line from Silo 6 to Silo 7. Pipe was being supported by a come-along. The pipe was cleared and employee reached for the elbow of the pipe to position it for reattachment. During this motion the employee felt a pull in EE's back.
Employee was installing screens on screening tower and felt a pain in arm while pushing screen into position.
2012 · 1 incident
April 13, 2012GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A Maintenance employee was walking down a stairway carrying a grease gun in his left hand and had his right hand on the handrail and mis-stepped placing his right foot in an awkward position and twisting his right knee.
2011 · 1 incident
August 30, 2011GA · Metal/Non-Metalmechanic helperMACHINERY
The employee was removing angle iron framing and wood from a MCC building. The employee used methods of drilling and cutting during the task, and all work was above the employee's head. The employee was wearing a pair of safety glasses at the time of the incident. A piece of debris flew in-between the employee's safety glasses and forehead and lodged in his (R) eye.
Employee was moving moving railcars, when the bracket on the railcar that the cable is attached to broke and struck the employee in the face, causing a laceration on his right cheek.
May 22, 2008GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
EE was removing an air exhaust muffler from a compressed air dryer system.After releasing the residual air from the air tank and line the EE unscrewed the valve not realizing there was still some stored pressure inside the line which blew small desiccant beads out striking the back of both hands and the back of both legs.
2004 · 1 incident
March 4, 2004GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS CLEANING A DUST COLLECTION PIPE (BY HITTING PIPE WITH A HAMMER) WHEN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE EE REACHED INTO THE DOOR AND UP APPROX 8 INCHES WHERE HE CAUGHT HIS 3 FINGERS. (INDEX-ABOVE 1ST JOINT, MIDDLE-ABOVE 2ND JOINT, RING-ABOVE 1ST JOINT) EE DOES NOT REMEMBER MUCH OF THE EVENTS.
EE WALKED UP TO SECOND FLOOR STEPS PLANK. HE WENT AROUND OPEN DOOR AND HAD HOSE IN ARMS. DOOR CAUGHT HOSE. AS HE TURNED AROUND TO LOOSEN HOSE, THERE WAS A MISSING PLANK 2 X 4 HOLE. HE FELL THR OUGH, FALLING 8 FT TO GROUND.
1994 · 1 incident
June 21, 1994GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
INJURED HAD REMOVED THE FLOOR COVERINGS FROM TE FLOOR OPENINGS INT HE FEED BUILDING AND BARRICADED THE AREA AROUND THE HOLES IN ORDER TO CLEAN THE 3 FLOORS IN THIS BUILDING. HE CAM EDOWN FROM THE 3RD FLOOR TO TAKE A BREAK ON THE 1ST FLOOR HE STEPPED OVER THE ORANGE BARRICADE FLAGGING THTA HE HAD PLACED AROUND THE FLOOR HOLE. HE THEN TRIED TO STEP OVER THE OPEN HOLE IN THE FLOOR.
1993 · 1 incident
August 3, 1993GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WAS ASSIGNED SHUTDOWN WORK OF CUTTING SKIRTING FOR A HOPPER. HE WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTION PRIOR TO STARTING WORK. HE WAS GIVEN A UTILIY KNIFE. CARPENTERS SQUARE AND ANGLE TO BE USED AS A CUTTING E DGE. INDIVIDUAL WAS SCORING THE BELTING BY USING THE CARPENTERS SQ. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND RAN INTO THE LEFT THUMB.
1992 · 2 incidents
July 18, 1992GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cytec Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MECHANIC WAS STRIKING SLIDE PLATE ON SHIPPING ELEVATOR WITH HAMMER AND LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HAMMER HANGER AND BEARING FRAME MECHANIC WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES AND MISJUDG ED AREA IN WHICH HE SWING HAMMER INJURY RESULTEDIN MECHANIC RECEIVEING 6 STITCHES AND RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WITH A WRENCH WHILE STANDING ON A FLAT CONCRETE FLOOR. THE BOLT BROKE AND HE WAS OFF BALANCE AND FELL. I CONSIDER THIS A FREAK ACCIDENT WHICH WAS UNAVOIDABLE.
1984 · 1 incident
August 7, 1984GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
AFTER COMPLETING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE CALCINER COOLER, I,NAME DISENGAGED THE MANUAL CRANK HANDLE FROM THE DRIVE UNIT WHICH WAS LOCKED OUT. AT THAT TIME, I,NAME NOTICED THE CALCINER COOLER S TART TO ROTATE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ROTATION, HE RE-ENGAGED THE MANUAL CRANK HANDLE. THE FORCE OF THE ROTATION COOLER WAS TOO GREAT FOR HIM TO STOP, THEREFORE PULLING THE CRANK FROM HIS
1983 · 1 incident
July 15, 1983GA · Metal/Non-Metalcoal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shovelerMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP AN AIR POWERED STATIONARY GRINDER TO RESURFACE A COOLER TRUNNION ROLLER AFTER POSITIONING THE GRINDER HE ATTEMPTED TO SLIDE THE WIRE RING OVER THE SWITCH HANDLE FOR CON TINUOUS RUNNING IN DOING SO HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED AND CONTACTED THE BOTTOM OF THE GRINDING DISC IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE THE SWITCH BEFORE THE GRINDER WAS ENERGIZED
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