CLAYTON COUNTY MINE SITE has $93K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1998–2008
Latest incident
Feb 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
122
citations
36
significant & substantial
$93,294
proposed penalties
$99,122
paid to date
106% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 686 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
CLAYTON COUNTY MINE SITE has $93K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$93K
proposed penalties
$99K
current assessed
$99K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
122 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
Of $195K in penalties contested before the Commission, $86K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-08-04.
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.
34citations taken to the federal commission · 28% of citations on record
Settled
25 · 74%
Vacated or withdrawn
9 · 26%
53%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 17 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
56%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$195K proposed, $86K 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 2010-03-04.
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: 2011-03-24, 15 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
6
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (6)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2011-03-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-03-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.91
0.16
Screen/Scalper Operator
2011-03-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.12
0.6
0.20
Truck Driver
2004-06-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-06-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
0.37
0.62
Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-08-28
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.29
0.4
0.73
Truck Driver
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.
CLAYTON COUNTY MINE SITE recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010.
Injury rate, 2010
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.68 and the all-US-mining average was 3.20 cases per 100 workers.
In Georgia, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.85 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
5.01
5.01
0.000
2007 *
9.52
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
15.84
3.17
0.000
2004 *
6.29
0.00
0.000
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2013
3
2012
3
2011
8
2010
10
2009
16
2008
19
2007
27
2006
27
2005
27
2004
27
2003
23
2002
19
2001
17
2000
17
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
CLAYTON COUNTY MINE SITE sits in Clayton County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Clayton County, Georgia · Population 298,771
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$58,507
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
2013 Q4
2,023
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,003
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,310
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,042
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,054
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
1,561
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,270
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
2,199
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q4
2,297
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
3,692
2
0
541.7
2011 Q2
6,968
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
5,139
6
3
1167.5
2010 Q4
4,153
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
7,417
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
5,773
5
0
866.1
2010 Q1
4,646
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
5,734
1
1
174.4
2009 Q3
11,068
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
9,574
2
1
208.9
2009 Q1
8,423
1
0
118.7
2008 Q4
7,126
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
12,487
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
11,311
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
8,970
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
14,151
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
15,194
24
9
1579.6
2007 Q2
17,577
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
16,080
10
5
621.9
2006 Q4
17,306
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
20,851
4
0
191.8
2006 Q2
17,656
1
0
56.6
2006 Q1
17,926
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
16,077
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
18,360
4
0
217.9
2005 Q2
17,175
1
1
58.2
2005 Q1
11,507
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
16,950
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
16,433
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
15,765
5
1
317.2
2004 Q1
14,431
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
14,370
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
15,740
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
15,476
3
1
193.8
2003 Q1
11,836
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
10,780
4
3
371.1
2002 Q3
12,261
8
4
652.5
2002 Q2
13,262
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
11,440
2
1
174.8
2001 Q4
13,136
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
12,114
9
2
742.9
2001 Q2
9,806
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
10,220
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
10,711
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
9,649
7
1
725.5
2000 Q2
10,685
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
8,944
8
2
894.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
22 on file
2008 · 1 incident
February 20, 2008GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE informed foreman he felt a twitch in his leg but it did not hurt when it happened. When asked if he wanted to see a dr. the EE said he would wait,stating? it could just be a pulled muscle?. On 6/12/2008 the EE went to see a surgeon and was diagnosed with a hernia. On 6/24/2008 the injury was determined to be work related. To date the EE has not missed any time from work.
2007 · 3 incidents
October 18, 2007GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
Wedge kicked back from crusher and pushed employees arm into handrail. He noticed some swelling in his arm after the incident so an ice pack was used to reduce swelling. The employee said he felt like he was OK. On 10/25/2007 he became concerned about the extent of the bruising on his arm and requested a doctor's appointment. He was taken to the doctor, x-rays were negative.
September 6, 2007GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was pulling on a wrench when he heard something pop in his side. Employee did not think he needed to see the doctor at the time but on Monday 8/10/2007 he said he was still hurting and wanted to see the doctor.
February 26, 2007GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee was rotating a motor sheave, when it came off of the shaft. The sheave fell, landing on his right ring finger, breaking the tip of the finger.
2005 · 5 incidents
December 7, 2005GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Maintenance crew was preparing to install new manganese in crusher. Pittman was jacked forward to allow the shims to be removed. Employee was pulling shims out when the jack lost pressure and crusher closed while his fingers were between the shims.
October 25, 2005GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee was handing a 2 foot section of poly pipe to another employee. The other employee dropped the pipe, and it struck him on the hand resulting in a contusion. He did not go to the doctor until 10/27/05 where he was placed on modified duty.
July 11, 2005GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was using torch to cut bolts off of a roller and got slag in his ear. Initially, employee refused medical treatment at the time. On June 21, after experiencing severe pain as a result of foreign particles in right ear, employee decided to seek medical treatment.
June 16, 2005GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Employee was working in the same area with another employee using grinder. Emoployee removed safety glasses to clean them and was struck in eye by small metal shaving by grinder. The piece of metal was removed, but a prescription eye drop was given.
2004 · 2 incidents
November 4, 2004GA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
The employee was grinding with an electrical grinder and got a small metal sliver in his eyes. The employee was wearing safety glasses. The employee did not report the injury to his supervisor, he went to get a physical and told the doctor about the sliver. The employee has been terminated following the post injury drug test.
April 23, 2004GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
The employee was picking up a grinder with his finger on the trigger and inadvertently engaged the trigger causing the grinder to twist and strike him in the leg.
2001 · 4 incidents
December 28, 2001GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS SITTING ON A STEEL PLATE SECURED BY A CHAIN HOIST. THE HOIST SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALLDOWN INTO A CHUTE. HE RECEIVED 2 STITCHES IN HISRIGHT KNEE.
January 3, 2001GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT ELECTRICAL CABLE THAT HE HAD JUST UNROLLED. EMPLOYEE IMPROPERLY ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE CABLE AND CAUSED HIMSELF TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
ENERGETIC SOLUTIONS WAS BLASTING 50' PRODUCTION SHOT ON WEST END OF PIT. SHOT WAS TRIGGERED AT 4:10PM BY JEFF GOOCH. SHOT CONSISTED OF 5" DIA. BORE HOLES ON 12 X 13 PATTERN. FLY ROCK WAS THROW N FROM BLAST HITTING AND CUTTING POWER LINES ANDA FIBRE OPTIC CABLE. ADJOINING PROPERTIES WERE ALSO STRUCK WITH 5" AND SMALLER ROCK. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN, BUT VIDEO TAPE WILL BE REVIEWED.
July 28, 1999GA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE THE LOCKING NUT FROM THE TERTIORY CRUSHER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SWING A RAM INTO THE NUT, EMPLOYEE GOT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE RAM AND THE NUT AND SMASHED THE MIDD LE FINGER.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE ROD AND REPLACE IT BETWEEN TWO COUPLINGS EE BROUGHT THE TWO COUPLINGS TOGETHER BY HAND CONTROL. HE MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SMASHED FINGERS OF LEFT HAND.
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