BUCHANAN MINE: 43 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Still Waters Sand & Gravel Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
David C Powell
Haralson County,
GA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0901122
BUCHANAN MINE has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
43
citations
15
significant & substantial
$13,616
proposed penalties
$978
paid to date
7% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,639 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
7
inspections on record
136
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: 136 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
BUCHANAN MINE has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 3 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.$14K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$978
paid to date
$8K
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $10K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-09-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.38.5%
significant & substantial
7.7%
high negligence or reckless
38.5%
reasonably likely or greater
74.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 17.9% low, 74.4% moderate, 7.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE 20010134M | Settlement | Melick | 2001 | $8K → $4K |
| SE 20000153M | Default | Barbour | 2000 | $792 → $792 |
| SE 20010135M | Settlement | Melick | 2001 | $777 → $389 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Sand Man Inc 1999 to 2001
- Still Waters Sand & Gravel Inc 2001 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2000 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
BUCHANAN MINE sits in Haralson County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Haralson County, Georgia · Population 30,720
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$65,016
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q1 | 2,900 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 3,300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,087 | 10 | 6 | 4791.6 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,348 | 33 | 9 | 24480.7 |
| 2001 Q1 | 4,050 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,684 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 3,682 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.