What are Dove Gray Quarry's MSHA penalties?

Dove Gray Quarry has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $318 currently outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

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Dove Gray Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Buechel Stone Corp. · Surface

Controlled by Shaun Buechel; Dominique Von Wald; Michael Buechel

Marion, Mcdowell County, NC · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 3102070

Dove Gray Quarry has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $318 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 1991–2001
Latest incident: Jul 2001

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$3,342

proposed penalties

$3,024

paid to date

90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $318 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

608

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 608 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Penalty disposition

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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.

$3K

proposed penalties

$3K

current assessed

$3K

paid to date

$318

outstanding

33 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2023-06-27.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

See also the operator's enforcement record

Quarterly safety rates

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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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q1	0	0
2024 Q4	0	0
2024 Q3	341	0	0.0
2024 Q2	231	0	0.0
2024 Q1	653	0	0.0
2023 Q4	665	0	0.0
2023 Q3	595	0	0.0
2023 Q2	560	1	1785.7

Show 92 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q1	660	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	577	0	0	0.0
2022 Q3	606	0	0	0.0
2022 Q2	641	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	625	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	602	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	603	1	0	1658.4
2021 Q2	285	0	0	0.0
2021 Q1	354	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	0	1	0
2020 Q3	224	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	420	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	259	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	103	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	25	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	403	1	1	2481.4
2019 Q1	510	4	1	7843.1
2018 Q3	238	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	272	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	1,372	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	6,580	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	5,378	1	0	185.9
2017 Q2	7,906	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	7,722	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	6,740	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	6,516	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	7,696	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	7,564	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	8,124	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	8,684	1	0	115.2
2015 Q2	8,792	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	8,750	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	8,680	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	8,720	0	0	0.0
2014 Q2	8,870	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	8,214	0	0	0.0
2013 Q4	7,960	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	8,794	1	0	113.7
2013 Q2	6,380	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	6,380	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	6,720	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	9,120	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	9,120	3	1	328.9
2012 Q1	8,160	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	8,160	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	8,190	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	8,190	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	8,190	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	8,190	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	7,710	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	9,216	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	9,829	3	0	305.2
2009 Q4	8,064	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	7,776	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	6,816	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	6,456	0	0	0.0
2008 Q4	7,560	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	7,464	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	8,688	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	7,872	1	0	127.0
2007 Q4	9,648	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	8,070	3	1	371.7
2007 Q2	9,552	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	8,364	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	9,000	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	11,064	4	1	361.5
2006 Q2	0	0	0
2006 Q1	0	0	0
2005 Q4	10,560	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	10,368	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	12,420	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	10,584	1	0	94.5
2004 Q4	8,698	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	11,904	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	11,994	6	2	500.3
2004 Q1	11,545	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	11,748	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	11,808	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	11,112	0	0	0.0
2003 Q1	9,553	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	11,246	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	11,460	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	11,315	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	9,240	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	10,012	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	10,461	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	9,987	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	9,036	1	1	110.7
2000 Q4	9,325	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	9,101	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	7,304	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	7,704	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2001 · 1 incident

July 26, 2001 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Blue Ridge Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MOVING A ROCK FROM A ROCK PILE TWO ROCKS FELL TOGETHER (MASHING) BREAKING RIGHT 2ND FINGER TIP.

1997 · 1 incident

January 27, 1997 NC · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Blue Ridge Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

STONE WAS PICKED UP-LEFT HAND SHIRT SLEEVE WAS CAUGHT ON ROLLER BED CAUSING STONE TO DROP ON LEFT HAND RING FINGER.

1991 · 1 incident

March 11, 1991 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Buechel Stone Corp. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HYDRAULIC CYCLINDER PLUNGED OUT AND CUT LEFT HAND RING FINGER. CYLINDER WAS BEING REPACKED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT GRINDER HAD SLIGHT DOWNWARD ANGLE CAP BOLTS WERE REMOVED CYLINDER ROD SPLIPPED FR OM BORE PINNING FINGER BETWEEN ROD AND BUCKET.

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