Loader operator was entering the wheeled loader via steps, his right hand slipped from hand rail causing him to fall backward onto the ground, hitting his right elbow.
Beacon Tower Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Cool Spring Sand & Gravel Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Joel M Boseman; Aubrey (Fred) Smith
Rocky Mount,
Edgecombe County,
NC
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3102203
Beacon Tower Pit has $672 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2008
- Latest incident
- Sep 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
9
citations
1
significant & substantial
$672
proposed penalties
$672
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
13
inspections on record
128
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 128 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Beacon Tower Pit has $672 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$672
proposed penalties
$672
current assessed
$672
paid to date
$0
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-07-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q2 | 1,783 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 2,086 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 2,302 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 2,947 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 2,054 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,887 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,861 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,102 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q2 | 2,529 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 3,137 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,101 | 2 | 0 | 645.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 3,333 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,176 | 1 | 0 | 314.9 |
| 2007 Q4 | 3,156 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,956 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 3,091 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 2,629 | 1 | 0 | 380.4 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,550 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,760 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 877 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,983 | 5 | 1 | 2521.4 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,681 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,550 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2008 · 1 incident
September 22, 2008
NC · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cool Spring Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine
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