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Granstone, Inc. Metal/Non-Metal

Granstone, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Darlene H Dye
Carlton, Oglethorpe County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900766

Granstone, Inc. has $812 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1987–2003
Latest incident
Aug 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
9
citations
4
significant & substantial
$812
proposed penalties
$812
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
13
inspections on record
151
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: 151 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Granstone, Inc. has $812 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.
$812
proposed penalties
$812
current assessed
$812
paid to date
$0
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-03-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 1 0
2003 Q4 1,195 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,120 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,242 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,049 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,872 0 0 0.0
Show 11 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3 1,718 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,886 1 1 346.5
2002 Q1 1,590 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,491 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,015 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,769 1 0 565.3
2001 Q1 2,174 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,630 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,285 1 1 437.6
2000 Q2 2,831 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,427 5 2 2060.2

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
August 3, 1995 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man Fatality · MACHINERY
Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc · Fall from ladders

EE WAS STANDING ON LADDER WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 35-40 FEET INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE QUARRY WHERE HE SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG, LACERATION TO FAC E & SEVERE ABDOMENIAL INJURIES.

Reportable incidents

12 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2003 · 2 incidents

August 28, 2003 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Granstone, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS USING A BLOW PIPE TO CLEAN SAW BLOCK. HE FELL ABOUT WAIST HIGH & HIT THE SIDE OF HIS FACE WITH A HARD IMPACT.

April 17, 2003 GA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granstone, Inc. · Struck by rolling or sliding object

ROCK WAS SITTING ON SLOPE WHEN WORKERS UPPLED PIECE IN FRONT OF THE ROCK. THE ROCK SLID & CUT THE WORKER ON THE LEG.

2002 · 1 incident

October 2, 2002 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granstone, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE GOUT CHAIN BEING USED HAD A TWIST IN IT. THE OPERATOR PICKED UP THE BLOCK BEFORE FLAGMAN COULD STOP HIM. THIS CAUSED THE CHAIN TO BREAK AND A SMALL PART OF THE CHAIN PUNCTURED THE LOWER AR M.

1996 · 1 incident

1995 · 1 incident

1993 · 1 incident

June 14, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRYING TO REMOVE CHUNK OF GRANITE THAT WAS BLOCKING CHANNEL, RESULTING IN HERNIA.

1992 · 1 incident

August 20, 1992 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

35475MAN WAS STANDING ON TOP OF ROCK REMOVING WEDGES FROM OPEN CRACK THE ROCK THEN OPERNED UP AT CRACK PINNING HIS FEET AGAINST THE NEXT LEDGE.

1989 · 2 incidents

June 7, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PINCH 2ND FINGER ON RT HAND BETWEEN GRANITE & CHAIN

1988 · 1 incident

1987 · 2 incidents

November 12, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING ROCK A3D CORNER BROKE OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 15 FT CAUSING BRUISE TO HIS RT SHOULDER AND RT LEG

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