Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS ASSISTING THE CHANGING OF CUTTING EDGES ON SCRAPER. WHEN HE HELPED LIFT A 40# PIECE OF STEEL, HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
BIRK 1 Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Covia Holdings LLC
Tamms,
Alexander County,
IL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102837
BIRK 1 Pit has $675 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1993–1996
- Latest incident
- Sep 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
9
citations
1
significant & substantial
$675
proposed penalties
$675
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
21
inspections on record
333
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: 333 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
BIRK 1 Pit has $675 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.$675
proposed penalties
$675
current assessed
$675
paid to date
$0
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-07-22.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q2 | 2,789 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,104 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 2,294 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,897 | 1 | 0 | 345.2 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,741 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 3,214 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 3,041 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,658 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q2 | 3,552 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2,409 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 3,105 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,529 | 2 | 0 | 566.7 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,556 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 2,075 | 2 | 0 | 963.9 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,429 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 3,053 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 3,315 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,810 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,908 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,922 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 3,282 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,516 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,437 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,116 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,936 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,319 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 3,366 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 2,355 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,837 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,101 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,958 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,565 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,522 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,657 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,941 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 2,488 | 1 | 0 | 401.9 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,038 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,614 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,563 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,912 | 3 | 1 | 1569.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,254 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1996 · 1 incident
1993 · 1 incident
Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc · Struck against stationary object
WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO HHOK UP THE SAFETY CHAIN FOR THE DRILL RIG,THE FREE END OF WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE PORETABLE AIR COMPRESSOR. AS HE PULLED UP TO REMOVE T HE SAFETY CHAIN,HIS AHND STRUCK THE SHARP EDGE OF THE SPROCKET CAUSING A ONE INCH LONG CUT BETWEEN THE RIGHT THUMB AND FIRST FINGER WHICH REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES TO CLOSE.
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