Columbia Quarry has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1988–2010
Latest incident
Jul 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
84
citations
12
significant & substantial
$24,077
proposed penalties
$16,345
paid to date
68% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,732 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
63
inspections on record
826
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: 826 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Columbia Quarry has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 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.
$24K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
80 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-04-16.
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
THE VICTIM WAS BACKING UP HIS TRUCK TO DUMP AT PRIMARY CRUSHER. THE TRUCK WENT THROUGH THE BUMPER BLOCK INTO THE HOPPER, TURNED ON IT'S SIDE AND FELL APPROX. 20 FT TO GROUND LEVEL. EMPLOYEES A RRIVING AT THE SCENE FOUND THE VICTIM LYING ON THE GROUND BESIDE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE.
Reportable incidents
13 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2010 · 1 incident
July 9, 2010TN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee driving haul truck told fellow employee seat was hurting his back but did not report to foreman. Fellow employee told forman at end of shift. A new seat was put in haul truck. When employee returned to work on 7/12 he told foreman his back was hurting due to the seat in haul truck. Employee was taken for medical exam.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A CLOD FROM FEED HOPPER IN PUG MILL TUNNEL. BELT WAS AT STOP & THE TRIP CABLE WAS PULLED LOCKING BELT OUT. THE EE WASHITTING SIDE OF CHUTE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. AS HE SWUNG THE HAMMER THE LONG HANDLE HUNG ON AN I-BEAM CAUSING HIM TO MISS AND HIT THE ADJUSTING RODHANDLE WITH HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ELECT VOLTAGE METER ON A GENERATION THAT THAT POWERS THE PEP SCREEN. THE BOX WAS BEING INSTALLED ON A PIECE OF CONVEYER BELT TO HELP STOP VIBRATION, WHILE CUTTING THE E XCESS RUBBER OFF, THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING APPROX 1" CUT ON THE LEFT FOREARM.
1999 · 1 incident
June 16, 1999TN · Metal/Non-Metaldrill operatorMACHINERY
WHILE CLEANING OUT BIN A CLOD WHICH HAD BUILT UP CAME LOOSE AND ROLLED DOWN HITTING HANDLE OF PICK AND THEN THE HANDLE HIT EE IN LEG, FRACTURING HIS LEFT LEG.
1993 · 1 incident
February 10, 1993TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON ROCK AND IT ROLLED OUT FROM UNDER HIM MAKING HIM FALL AND BREAKING HIS RIGHT FOOT.
1991 · 2 incidents
March 20, 1991TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE FIRE STARTED IN THE CONTROL ROOM. WE BELIEVE THE FIRE STARTED FROM A FLOOR HEATER. ALL OF THE CONTROLS AND THE CONTROL TRAILLER BURNT TO THE GROUND. BUILDING CONTAINED UP TO 480 VOLTS ON I TS CIRCUIT.
1988 · 1 incident
January 14, 1988TN · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CHANGING HAMMER8 IN HAMMER MILL ONE HAMMER FLIPPED OVER ON WORKERS ARM
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