Dunn Quarries has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
49
Years on record
1983–2010
Latest incident
Sep 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
69
citations
26
significant & substantial
$22,489
proposed penalties
$16,311
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,178 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
45
inspections on record
559
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: 559 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Dunn Quarries has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
69 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-07-20.
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
A piece of metal broke off a bearing housing when employee was hammering the housing to remove the bearing. The piece of metal embedded in the left knee. A general surgeon is needed to remove the metal from the knee. This is scheduled for a later date.
2009 · 3 incidents
December 11, 2009TN · Metal/Non-Metaloutside foreman, leadmanOTHER
According to the doctors report it would appear that there has been some inhalation of small quantities of coal dust and/or other silica containing dust. this is however, not sufficient for a diagnosis of interstitial lung disease due to occupational dust exposure.
August 24, 2009TN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Assessment: ILD (Interstitial lung diease), Patient has bultiple exposures and risk including the silica exposure and smoking. Injury is a previous chronic heavy smoker, who smoked for more than 30 years. He also worked for about 25 years in stone cutting
Employee was palletizing rock when a slab slid off the rock bank into his foot and caused him to fall into the rock bank, which kept sliding onto his right hand. His right thumb was injured.
EE WAS PICKING UP STONE TO STACK. WHEN HE WENT TO SET A PIECE DOWN, HE DID NOT GET HIS HAND OUT FROM UNDER THE STONE AND IT SLID DOWN AND SMASHED HIS FINGERS - CAUSING ONE TO BE BROKEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP ROCK TO PALLETIZE, BENDING OVER AND LIFTING ROCK TO PLACE ON PALLET. HE FELT A BURNING IN THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OF THE GROIN AREA.
April 14, 1999TN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE EE WAS BULL NOSING ROCK WITH A BULL NOSE ROUTER. AS HE WENT TO TAKE THE ROUTER FROM THE ROCK AND PLACE ON THE TABLE IT ACCIDENTLY GOT TO CLOSE TO HIM GRABBING HIS CLOTHS AND CUTTING HIS PE NIS.
May 20, 1998TN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS UNLOADING SAWS. THE SLABS OF ROCK STARTED SLIDING OFF SAW & SLID ACROSS EE'S HAND SLICING 2 OF HIS FINGERS ON LEFT HAND. INJURY REQUIRED 8 STITCHES IN HAND.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS YARD INTO BLDG AND JUST COLLAPSED. HE HAD COMPLAINED EARLIER OF A BAD HEADACHE. HE WAS TRANSFERED TO HOSPITAL AND KEPT 23 HOURS FRO OBSERVATION. AT THIS TIME DIAGNOSIS IS UNKNOWN. WE ARE WAITING FOR DR REPORT ON WHETHER IS WAS WORK RELATED.
May 27, 1996TN · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE D-8 DOZER LOOSENING BOLTS WITH A WRENCH THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO JERK HIS ARM HE PULLED THE TENDONS & MUSCLES IN HIS RT ELB0W
April 16, 1993TN · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER TO DRILL THE ROCK. THE HOLE BLEW OUT AND THE SAND AND DIRT BLEW UP INTO THE EYES. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
1992 · 2 incidents
September 28, 1992TN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING PIECES OF ROCK FROM ONE PALLET, TURNING AND STACKING IT ON ANOTHER PALLET. IN DOING SO, HE TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING MUSCLE SPASMS IN THE LOWER LEFT BACK AND HIP.
1991 · 5 incidents
August 22, 1991TN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE A PICE OF DRILL STEEL FROM DRILL HOLE.HE EXERTED TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE JACKHAMMER AND STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
July 25, 1991TN · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS UNTIGHTENING BOLTS ON TEH BELLY PAN ON BOTTOM OF DOZER. THE BELLY PAN SLIPPED OFF BEFORE ALL THE BOLTS WERE REMOVED, PINNING THE EMPLOYEE UNDERNEATH THE DOZER FOR SHORT WHILE. T HE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A CONCUSSION, LACERATION OF SCALP, AND POSSIBLE BRUISES AND INJURY TO THE NECK, SHOULDERS, AND BACK AREA.
June 13, 1991TN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER TO DRILL ROCK. THE STEEL ON THE JACKHAMMER BROKE AND WEDGED THE FINGERS ON THE EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE JACKHAMMER AND THE STEEL CAUSING AN ABRASION ON T HE MIDDLE FINGERS. TIS IS A SECOND TIME INJURY.
May 23, 1991TN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
EMPL WAS USING JACKHAMMER TO DRILL ROCK. STEEL ON JACKHAMMER BROKE & WEDGED FINGERS ON EMPLS LEFT HAND BETWEEN JACKHAMMER & STEEL CAUSING OPEN WOUND ON FINGER REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES TO CLOSE.
April 10, 1991TN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A SET OF FEATHERS AND WEDGES (APPROX. 2-3 LBS) AND TURNED TO THROW THEM UPON THE BANK OF THE QUARRY. IN DOING SO, HE TWISTED HIS BACK AND PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS UPPER BAC K.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER A CHISEL PITCHING ROCK. HE MISSED THE CHISEL WITH HAMMER AND HIT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE AND ROCK BRUISING THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
1989 · 1 incident
July 26, 1989TN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHILE RESTACKING A PALLET OF STME MANTELS STRAINED BACK
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