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Feldspar Corp-Siloam Washing Plant: 96 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Imerys S A
Siloam, Greene County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900919

Feldspar Corp-Siloam Washing Plant has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1989–2013
Latest incident
Aug 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
96
citations
30
significant & substantial
$14,616
proposed penalties
$12,888
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,728 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
43
inspections on record
593
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: 593 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Feldspar Corp-Siloam Washing Plant has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
95 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-01-21.
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.
31.6%
significant & substantial
26.3%
high negligence or reckless
31.6%
reasonably likely or greater
66.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.7% low, 58.9% moderate, 26.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
4 citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
  • Settled 3 · 75%
  • Stood as issued 1 · 25%
50%
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 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
24%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $2K 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 2010-07-14.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
SE 2010-471M Dismissal Tureck 2011 $2K → $2K
SE 2004-125M Settlement Feldman 2004 $2K → $568
SE 2005-36M Settlement Feldman 2005 $750 → $191
SE 2010-947M Settlement Bulluck 2011 $190 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2009-11-19, 16 years ago
3
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
  • Fibers, >5um1
Show the individual readings (3)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2009-11-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-09-26 Fibers, >5um 0.01 Utility Man
2004-06-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer 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.
Ownership history
  1. The Feldspar Corporation 1980 to 2010
  2. Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company 2011 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2014 0
2013 0
2012 0
2011 0
2010 0
2009 1
2008 1
2007 1
2006 1
2005 1
2004 1
2003 1
2002 1
2001 1
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Feldspar Corp-Siloam Washing Plant sits in Greene County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Greene County, Georgia · Population 19,586
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$84,530
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
2014 Q1 0 1 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 442 2 0 4524.9
Show 49 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 5 0
2010 Q1 417 1 0 2398.1
2009 Q4 120 3 1 25000.0
2009 Q3 246 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 223 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 390 1 0 2564.1
2008 Q4 175 2 0 11428.6
2008 Q3 352 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 255 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 349 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 159 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 250 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 565 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 580 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 474 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 586 7 2 11945.4
2006 Q2 620 2 0 3225.8
2006 Q1 552 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 531 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 518 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 537 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 518 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 688 1 0 1453.5
2004 Q3 547 1 0 1828.2
2004 Q2 584 4 2 6849.3
2004 Q1 527 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 583 12 4 20583.2
2003 Q3 664 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 497 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 495 1 1 2020.2
2002 Q4 535 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 502 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 542 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 508 3 0 5905.5
2001 Q4 459 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 484 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 508 2 0 3937.0
2001 Q1 566 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 555 5 2 9009.0
2000 Q3 1,689 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 570 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 540 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2013 · 1 incident

August 8, 2013 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company · Fall onto or against objects

Employee stepped backwards and stepped into a 12 inch discharge pipe opening, causing a 3 1/2 in. laceration to upper left leg.

2012 · 1 incident

May 25, 2012 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

Employee was attempting to cut a rubber hose attached to the pump in the pond with a bush hook. While in the process of cutting the rubber hose, employee collapsed and fell in the boat. After falling he rolled out of the boat into the pond.

2010 · 1 incident

December 17, 2010 GA · Metal/Non-Metal INUNDATION
The Feldspar Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

RECEIVED A CALL OF WATER LEAVING THE PROPERTY, UPON INVESTIGATING THE COMPLAINT AN APPROXIMATELY 12'X10' AREA OF A TAILINGS POND DAM WAS FOUND TO BE BREACHED.

1989 · 1 incident

May 23, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Feldspar Corporation · Struck by falling object

SEPARASTING PIPE REDMOVED ALL BOLTS EXCEPT 4. PRESSURE ON PIPE CAUSED OTHER 4 BOLTS TO BREAK KNOCKING EMP DOWN PIPE HITTING ANKLE LEG CAUSING SEVERE SPRAIN TO R ANKLE.