Mining Incidents

Briar Patch Quarries, LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Larry R Cook
Carlton, Oglethorpe County, GA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0901253

Briar Patch Quarries, LLC has $284 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
2023
Latest incident
May 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
2
citations
0
significant & substantial
$284
proposed penalties
$284
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2020
14
inspections on record
156
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: 156 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Briar Patch Quarries, LLC has $284 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$284
proposed penalties
$284
current assessed
$284
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-02-06.
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
2025 Q4 1,096 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,266 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 975 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,022 1 0 978.5
2024 Q4 1,400 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,100 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,309 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 511 0 0 0.0
Show 13 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,031 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,250 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 693 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,349 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,250 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,590 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 930 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 777 1 0 1287.0
2021 Q4 1,332 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 705 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 819 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,500 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 223 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2023 · 1 incident

May 11, 2023 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Briar Patch Quarries, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Right hand was caught between a chain and a block, causing a pinched right index finger

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