Blue Sky Quarry #2 has $159K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2010–2023
Latest incident
Mar 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
184
citations
48
significant & substantial
$159,421
proposed penalties
$127,416
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $32,005 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
82
inspections on record
1,307
inspection hours
14.1
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.
184 citations across 1,307 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Blue Sky Quarry #2 has $159K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5 outstanding across 7 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.
$159K
proposed penalties
$127K
current assessed
$127K
paid to date
$5
outstanding
182 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-12.
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
Cracked stone fell and crushed employee. Employee didn't follow procedure. Employee's lanyard wasn't tied off and the employee was using a foot wedge and jackhammer with 1 1/4" bit. Employee should have been using 3/4" plug drill and 5" tether and wedge. The employee was drilling from the base and should have been drilling at the top.
Reportable incidents
4 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2023 · 1 incident
March 24, 2023GA · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Shift on baseline audiometric testing. Hearing loss. Re-tested on 12/06/2023 shows no substantial hearing loss. EE will be retested again on May 7, 2024.
2013 · 1 incident
August 29, 2013GA · Metal/Non-Metalstone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmerMACHINERY
Employee was lifting drill steel out of hole when he pulled muscle in back. Proper lifting practices probably would have prevented accident. Impairment - ee was out of work 2 days unable to lift objects.
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