Fall Line Quarry, LLC has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
32
Years on record
1988–2011
Latest incident
Aug 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
73
citations
14
significant & substantial
$14,180
proposed penalties
$13,744
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $436 gap.
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: 610 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Fall Line Quarry, LLC has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
73 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $7K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-02-20.
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.
15citations taken to the federal commission · 21% of citations on record
Settled
12 · 80%
Stood as issued
1 · 7%
Vacated or withdrawn
2 · 13%
43%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 7 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
20%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$7K proposed, $5K 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 2009-12-01.
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: 2008-10-15, 17 years ago
13%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
10
samples
8
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz81 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (10)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2005-03-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.79
0.63
1.25
Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-10-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
1.14
0.20
Drill Operator, Rotary
2008-10-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.71
0.77
0.92
Drill Operator, Rotary
2008-10-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
0.83
0.34
Utility Man
2005-05-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.86
0.17
Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-03-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2003-12-04
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.73
0.25
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-12-04
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.83
0.22
Mechanic
2001-01-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2000-10-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.97
2.49
0.39
Crusher Oper/Worker
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.
Fall Line Quarry, LLC recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
ⓘ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 2.48 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In Georgia, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.23 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
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
3.80
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
6.61
0.00
0.000
2005 *
6.52
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
2023
3
2013
10
2012
18
2011
18
2010
18
2009
22
2008
28
2007
26
2006
21
2005
23
2004
22
2003
20
2002
18
2001
19
2000
20
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Fall Line Quarry, LLC sits in Harris County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Harris County, Georgia · Population 35,509
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$89,184
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
2023 Q4
776
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
1,362
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
928
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
285
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
5,957
1
0
167.9
2012 Q4
7,971
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
9,286
2
0
215.4
2012 Q2
8,221
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2012 Q1
9,799
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
11,490
1
0
87.0
2011 Q3
14,437
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
13,552
4
2
295.2
2011 Q1
13,853
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
12,112
2
2
165.1
2010 Q3
12,635
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
12,358
3
2
242.8
2010 Q1
9,805
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
11,480
3
2
261.3
2009 Q3
15,537
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
14,915
6
1
402.3
2009 Q1
10,746
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
13,634
7
0
513.4
2008 Q3
18,609
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
19,686
5
1
254.0
2008 Q1
17,574
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
23,480
8
0
340.7
2007 Q3
18,466
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
18,414
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
15,522
3
0
193.3
2006 Q4
15,036
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
17,073
2
0
117.1
2006 Q2
14,656
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
13,779
1
0
72.6
2005 Q4
14,526
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
17,359
4
0
230.4
2005 Q2
15,374
1
1
65.0
2005 Q1
14,112
1
0
70.9
2004 Q4
12,731
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
13,949
3
0
215.1
2004 Q2
13,832
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
12,436
1
0
80.4
2003 Q4
11,412
2
0
175.3
2003 Q3
12,448
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
12,659
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
12,293
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
12,479
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
13,227
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
14,103
2
1
141.8
2002 Q1
11,070
3
0
271.0
2001 Q4
11,302
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
12,956
1
0
77.2
2001 Q2
11,478
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
11,818
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
11,956
2
1
167.3
2000 Q3
11,878
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
15,341
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
12,878
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
32 on file
2011 · 1 incident
August 11, 2011GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
At 9am driller observed EE's knees buckling and going to the ground. EE insisted being fine just tired from lack of sleep. He finally agreed to be driven to hospital. He was admitted for heat exhaustion and severe dehydration. Later diagnosed with knee contusion and hairline ankle fracture from fall. He was released 8/16. His return to work is pending medical release.
2009 · 1 incident
November 30, 2009GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
Empolyee was performing cleanup in the plant near the secondary crusher when the crusher backed up causing material to overflow. The overflowing material struck the employee on the left side of his back above the belt line.
*Please see the attached document.* Customer truck left on property overnight was found completely burned the next morning. The truck had suffered mechanical problems.
2006 · 2 incidents
December 2, 2006GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee was replacing bolts in the grizzley bars. He was removing rocks and layed his hand on the side of feeder when a rock fell onto his hand, cutting his left index finger on the inside.
March 16, 2006GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Employee was exiting the 66 crusher platform and stepped on a golf ball size rock and turned his rt. ankle. Employee sought medical treatment and became recordable on 03/24/2006.
Employee was painting guards when a piece of metal flew into his eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses. THe metal was removed, but the employee recieved a prescription.
2003 · 1 incident
February 5, 2003GA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A HOLE IN A ROCK CHUTE. WHILE CONDUCTING THIS TASK, WELDING SPARKS CONTACTED THE EE'S LEFT HAND CAUSING HIM TO DROP THE PLATE, & PULL HIS LEFT ARM DOWN. THIS CAUSED THE EE TO STRAIN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
2001 · 2 incidents
October 16, 2001GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB UP ONTO THE JAW PITMAN TO PERF9RM MAINTENANCE ON THE SHAFT OF THE JAW PITMAN. IN DOING SO, WHILE THE EE WAS REACHING FOR A HAND HOLD HE ACQUIRED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
1997 · 1 incident
December 1, 1997GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS PERFORMING PRESHIFT INSPECTION IN BLENDING TUNNEL ENTERED TUNNEL AND SLIPPED ON WET CONCRETE RAMP. THIS CAUSED A MUSCLE STRAIN IN HIS RIGHT THIGH.
July 2, 1996GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS USING HAND OPERATED HYDRAULIC PUMP TO UNLOCK TELSMITH 665 CRUSHER. WOULD NOT UNLOCK. EE USED OPEN END WRENCH TO REMOVE FITTING AND FAILED TO RELEASE PRESSURE FROM CRUSHER. FITTING WAS U NDER 8-10,00 LBS. PSI AND STRUCK EE ON RIGHT CHEEK SEVERELY INJURING RIGHT EYE.
May 23, 1996GA · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CLEAR MATERIAL FROM CONE CRUSHER, ROCK CAME DOWN CHUTE FROM SCREEN STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT FRACTURING SMALL TOE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING STEEL TOE SAFETY BOOTS.
1994 · 2 incidents
October 20, 1994GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A SOCK FILTER ON LTHE TELESMITH 66 5 1/2' STANDARD CRUSHER. HE PUT HIS FINGERS THROUGH THE HOLES WHERE THE SOCK FILTERS GO & STARTED LIFTING THE HOLDER OUT. THE OTHER EM PLOYEE GRABBED THE HOLDER & PULLED. THE INJURED EMPLOYEES' FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE OIL TANK & SOCK HOLDER. HAD TO BE STITCHED.
February 2, 1994GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CRANE INTO QUARRY ON 10-12 DEGREE OF SLOPE HAULAGE RD. HE ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT FROM HIGH GEAR TO LOW GEAR AND DID NOT COME TO A STOP BEFORE SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD THE MACHINE DUE TO FORWARD MOMENTUM. THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF THE MACHINE AND INJURED HIS FOOT.
1991 · 1 incident
November 1, 1991GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE MIDDLE DECK OF A TRIPLE DECK SCREEN. HE WAS CRAWLING OUT AND FELT A STOMACH MUSCLE TIGHTEN AND BEGIN TO HURT. HE STRAINED A STOMACH MUSCLE.
1990 · 4 incidents
September 24, 1990GA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPL AGGRAVATED PREEXISTING BACK INJURY WHILE OPERATING FRONT END LOADER. HE WAS USING LOADER D\HE DID NOT NORMALLY RUN. HE RUPTURED DISC IN BACK & HAD SURGERY ON 11/1.
August 6, 1990GA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
STEPPON CP OF PIPE ON FLOOR OF SHOP, SPRAINED HIS L ANKLE
1989 · 3 incidents
November 16, 1989GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A FAN BLADE FROM A HAULAGE TRUCK. THE WRENCH HE WAS USING TO REMOVE THE BOLT HOLDING THE BALDE SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND STRUCK THE FAN BLADE. HE CUT HIS INDEX AND SECOND FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. THE FINGERS WERESUTURES.
January 22, 1989GA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE SCREENS. THE TIE DOWN BAR SLIPPED DOWN THE SCREEN AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT CALF AND BRUISED IT. HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCIPTION.
1988 · 4 incidents
November 10, 1988GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A FRONT END LOADER HE CAUGHT HIS WEDDING RING ON THE STEP OF THE LOADER AND CUT HIS FINGER HE HAD 8 STITCHES APPLIED TO REPAIR THE WOUND
March 22, 1988GA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)