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: 255 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
CELINA QUARRY has $52K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$52K
proposed penalties
$43K
current assessed
$43K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
10 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $52K in penalties contested before the Commission, $42K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-12-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 18% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
17%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$52K proposed, $42K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2006-10-31.
Contested penalties
ⓘ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.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2005-07-13, 21 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
7
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz3
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (7)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2005-07-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-09-16
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.5
10
0.05
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-09-16
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.31
10
0.03
Truck Loader
2004-09-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2002-05-01
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
10
0.01
Front-end Loader Operator
2002-05-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
1.2
0.16
Truck Driver
2002-05-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.55
1.87
0.29
Cleanup Man
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2006
1
2005
4
2004
5
2003
5
2002
5
2001
6
2000
8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
CELINA QUARRY sits in Clay County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 2.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘ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.
Clay County, Tennessee · Population 7,621
2.1%
Mining share of county employment
$44,712
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2006 Q4
5
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
0
0
0
2006 Q2
0
0
0
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
922
4
2
4338.4
2005 Q3
1,127
2
1
1774.6
2005 Q2
2,111
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,380
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2004 Q4
1,099
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
3,313
1
0
301.8
2004 Q2
1,269
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
2,516
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,197
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
2,362
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
4,220
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,083
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,603
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,280
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,854
4
1
1401.5
2002 Q1
1,125
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,936
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,495
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
2,634
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,176
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
3,666
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,622
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3,076
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2,224
0
0
0.0
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
November 18, 2005TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFatality · MACHINERY
Disassembling a crushing plant. two employees were attempting to remove the motor that drove the hazmac crusher by using a boom truck. The motor became stuck on the motor mount bolts that had been cut off using a torch. The employees then tried to pry it from its stuck position when it freed and came forward.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8LY REPORTED THAT HE REINJURED HIS LEFT RIB CAGE WHILE REMOVING AND REPLACING THE FLY WHEEL ON A TRUCK.
1986 · 1 incident
August 11, 1986TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS