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: 225 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
DEESE MINE has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-07-31.
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.
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: 2002-12-12, 23 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
2
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (2)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2002-12-12
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
1.75
0.09
Scale Man
2002-12-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
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
2008
2
2007
5
2006
5
2005
5
2004
5
2003
5
2002
5
2001
5
2000
5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
DEESE MINE sits in Cook 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.
Cook County, Georgia · Population 17,363
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$50,133
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
2008 Q4
15
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
65
4
0
61538.5
2008 Q2
28
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q1
231
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,046
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
6,063
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
4,798
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2005 Q4
3,980
4
0
1005.0
2005 Q3
3,925
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
4,049
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
4,893
3
1
613.1
2004 Q4
3,983
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
4,392
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,141
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
3,606
2
0
554.6
2003 Q4
4,029
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
3,647
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,372
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
3,298
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
3,413
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,211
3
2
934.3
2002 Q2
3,502
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1,480
2
0
1351.4
2001 Q4
3,336
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
3,026
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
3,509
2
0
570.0
2001 Q1
4,276
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
3,392
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
3,923
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3,694
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
3,677
6
0
1631.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2005 · 1 incident
November 30, 2005GA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Using a hammer and a cable cutter to cut a piece of cable for the dredge. A piece of the cable chipped off and hit the employee in the eye. He was wearing safety glasses at the time of the injury.
2004 · 1 incident
July 13, 2004GA · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Scruggs Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Suction pipe on dredge stopped up at 9:00 a.m. Two miners unbolted suction pipe to remove roots. When bolting suction pipe back on pump, employee stuck his right index finger in the bolt hole to check alignment; pipe shifted and the tip of his finger was cut off. He received 3 stitches and returned to work the same day.
2002 · 1 incident
March 8, 2002GA · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS WORKING ON DREDGE. WHILE TRYING TO INSERTA PIN HE WAS HOLDING ONTO AN EXCAVATOR BUCKET. HIS RT. FOREARM RUBBED ACROSS EXCAVATOR BUCKET WHICH HAD A STEEL BURR ON IT WHICH CUT HIS RT. FOREARM.
1998 · 1 incident
August 27, 1998GA · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Scruggs Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LOADING A WELDER ONTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP TURCK. HIS FINGER WAS UNDER IT WHEN THEY SET IT DOWN WHICH CUT OFF THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
1997 · 1 incident
March 24, 1997GA · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The Scruggs Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE WAS ADJUSTING THE PACKING ON THE BIG PUMP AND THE SLINGER RING CAUGHT THE WRENCH. WHICH KICKED THE WRENCH OUT AND HIT HIS RIGHT PALM.
1994 · 2 incidents
July 28, 1994GA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
I NAME WAS ASSISTING IN THE REPAIR OF A PUMP LOCATED ON THE DREDGE ALONG WITH OTHER EE WHEN THE FACE PLATE OF THE PUMP SLIPPED AND CAUSED EVERYONE TO LOOSE THEIR BALANCE THE FACE PLATE SLIPPED ENOUGH TO CUT HIS RIGHT LEG.