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.
67 citations across 1,506 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
DALTON QUARRY has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $12 outstanding across 2 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$12
outstanding
66 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $250 in penalties contested before the Commission, $235 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-12-19.
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 · 3% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 100%
6%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$250 proposed, $235 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2015-08-20.
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: 2025-04-09
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
28
samples
7
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg19
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz6
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (28)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-04-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2025-04-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2025-04-09
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.83
10
0.08
Drill Operator, Rotary
2025-04-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2023-08-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.33
Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-08-18
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.25
10
0.03
Front-end Loader Operator
2023-08-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2023-08-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2023-08-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
Hydrating Plant Operator
2022-08-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2022-08-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2022-08-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-08-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2015-02-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2015-02-11
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
10
0.01
Truck Driver
2015-02-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2015-02-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2008-01-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.25
2.26
0.11
Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-01-09
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.26
10
0.03
Utility Man
2008-01-09
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.28
10
0.03
Mechanic
2004-07-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Pump, Slurry Mix Operator
2004-07-28
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.23
10
0.02
Truck Driver
2004-07-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2004-07-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-07-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-05-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2002-05-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-05-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
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.
DALTON QUARRY recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ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 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Georgia, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.20 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
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
3.78
0.00
0.000
2018 *
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
2026
22
2025
22
2024
23
2023
24
2022
23
2021
25
2020
25
2019
24
2018
30
2017
32
2016
30
2015
33
2014
30
2013
24
2012
24
2011
23
2010
25
2009
23
2008
24
2007
27
2006
28
2005
28
2004
29
2003
29
2002
30
2001
32
2000
34
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
DALTON QUARRY sits in Whitfield County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Whitfield County, Georgia · Population 103,118
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$64,262
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
2026 Q2
12,834
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
13,972
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
12,520
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
11,540
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
11,683
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
12,183
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
12,389
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
12,563
0
0
0.0
Show 98 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
12,357
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
12,465
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
13,226
3
0
226.8
2023 Q3
16,088
2
0
124.3
2023 Q2
15,366
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
13,795
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
12,656
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
13,361
1
0
74.8
2022 Q2
13,948
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
13,044
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
12,167
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
13,073
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
14,148
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
13,290
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
13,564
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
14,469
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
13,068
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
14,323
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
14,473
1
0
69.1
2019 Q3
13,406
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
12,974
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
12,003
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
13,622
3
0
220.2
2018 Q3
17,076
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
18,775
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
18,262
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
17,156
1
0
58.3
2017 Q3
17,599
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
17,834
1
0
56.1
2017 Q1
18,491
2
0
108.2
2016 Q4
17,596
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
17,856
2
0
112.0
2016 Q2
17,805
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
14,808
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
16,405
1
0
61.0
2015 Q3
19,504
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
22,686
4
0
176.3
2015 Q1
20,872
2
0
95.8
2014 Q4
18,836
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
19,261
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
17,534
1
1
57.0
2014 Q1
13,777
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
13,560
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
12,031
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
15,731
1
1
63.6
2013 Q1
14,874
1
0
67.2
2012 Q4
11,204
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
13,718
1
0
72.9
2012 Q2
14,124
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
12,198
1
0
82.0
2011 Q4
10,797
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
12,741
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
12,895
1
0
77.5
2011 Q1
12,127
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
12,317
2
0
162.4
2010 Q3
14,305
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
13,999
2
0
142.9
2010 Q1
11,588
1
0
86.3
2009 Q4
7,086
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
11,029
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
10,328
1
0
96.8
2009 Q1
7,283
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
10,208
1
0
98.0
2008 Q3
11,426
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
11,913
3
1
251.8
2008 Q1
11,353
5
1
440.4
2007 Q4
12,075
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
14,319
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
14,382
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
15,367
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
14,089
3
0
212.9
2006 Q3
14,989
1
0
66.7
2006 Q2
14,287
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
14,017
2
0
142.7
2005 Q4
14,265
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
15,343
2
0
130.4
2005 Q2
13,636
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
15,262
1
0
65.5
2004 Q4
14,431
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
14,937
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
14,757
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
14,135
2
0
141.5
2003 Q4
16,178
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
17,343
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
14,191
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
13,604
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
15,783
2
0
126.7
2002 Q3
16,705
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
17,277
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
16,868
1
0
59.3
2001 Q4
16,304
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
18,262
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
19,035
3
0
157.6
2001 Q1
16,976
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
17,287
1
0
57.8
2000 Q3
19,191
1
0
52.1
2000 Q2
18,535
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
18,749
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
2019 · 1 incident
October 8, 2019GA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSTRIKING OR BUMPING
The ee used the 1" water hose to clean spilled material. While a 1 ½" water hose secured to the ground was being used to flush material. As the ee used the smaller hose to wash, pressure on the larger hose increased causing it to become unsecured, creating a whipping action. The end of the hose fitting struck the ee directly above the boot fracturing tibia.
2002 · 1 incident
September 3, 2002GA · Metal/Non-Metaldrill operatorMACHINERY
EE WAS STANDING ON DRILL HEAD ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN WATER SWIVEL WHICH CAME LOOSE. HE COULD NOT REACH IT, SO HE ASKED THE DRILLER TO RAISE THE HEAD HE WAS STANDING ON. EE'S FOOT WAS CAUGHT BE TWEEN HEAD AND CROSSBAR.
DURING OPERATION, WATER SWIVEL SOMETIMES WORKS ITSELF LOOSE AND MUST BE RETIGHTENED. IN ORDER TO TIGHTEN WATER SWIVEL EMPLOYEE LOWERS MAST AND THEN CAN CLIMB UP ON RIG AND TIGHTEN WATER SWIVEL . WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN SWIVELHE SLIPPED FROM DRILL TOOL BOX CONCATING WITH THE GROUND.
1994 · 1 incident
April 24, 1994GA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
REPETITIVE USE OF RIGHT WRIST CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
1989 · 1 incident
September 15, 1989GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE DISMOUNTING STOCKOUT TRUCK MINER SLIPPED AND FELL OFF LADDER. HE LANDED ON HIS REAR END AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS.
1988 · 2 incidents
December 14, 1988GA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
THE OPERATOR WAS PUSHING OFF THE TOP LEDGE OF THE QUARRY THE DIRT PILE FACE BECAME VERTICAL AND COLLAPSED PARTIALLY COVERING THE DOZER AND STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON THE LEFT KNEE THIS CAUSED T HE KNEE TO TWIST RESULTING INA SPRAINED AND BRUISED KNEE
1987 · 3 incidents
September 28, 1987GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
SHOVELING OUT 6NDER TUNNEL BELT EMPL FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT LEG & SIDE.
September 4, 1987GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO TURN THE CRUSHER ANVIL RINGOVER TO REMOVE ANVILS A PIECE CHIPPED OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT SIDE OF CHEST REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.
March 3, 1987GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
HE WAS GRINDING3ON A CRUSHER BASE WITH A HIGH POWER GRINDER. HE WAS WORKING AT THE SHOP ON THE CRUSHER BASE. THE GRINDER HIT A HIGH SPOT AND KICKED OUT, HITTING INSIDE OF HIS LEFT KNEE.
1985 · 1 incident
July 11, 1985GA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
REOCCURENCE OF OLD INJURY DATES 9-18-80, EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SAND BAGS THAT WERE WET, AND INJURY HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SAND BAGS THAT WERE WET, AND INJURY HIS BACK LS STRAIN.
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