Mining Incidents

ATLAS SAND & GRAVEL MINE Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ronald R Arnold
Eden, Effingham County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900902

ATLAS SAND & GRAVEL MINE has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Jun 1985
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
30
citations
10
significant & substantial
$5,619
proposed penalties
$335
paid to date
6% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,284 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
12
inspections on record
101
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: 101 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

ATLAS SAND & GRAVEL MINE has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$335
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
30 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-12-20.
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
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 1,963 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,000 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,334 2 1 856.9
2001 Q3 5,069 2 0 394.6
2001 Q2 5,203 4 1 768.8
2001 Q1 4,960 0 0 0.0
Show 4 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 5,052 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,062 7 1 1723.3
2000 Q2 3,827 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,163 15 7 4742.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

June 1, 1985 GA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Atlas Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE FACE PLATE ON A PUMP, WHEN THE BAR HOLDING THE PUMP UP SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. EMPLOYEE HAD 12 STITCHES TO SEW UP CUT.

1984 · 1 incident

July 17, 1984 GA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlas Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WAS INSTOPPING PIPELINE SLIPPED AND FELL IN TROUGH LANDED IN TROUGH INJURING BACK FROM SHOULDER TO BACKSIDE.

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