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: 998 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Grassy Stone has $118K 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.
$118K
proposed penalties
$102K
current assessed
$102K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
140 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $87K in penalties contested before the Commission, $71K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-05-18.
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.
12citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
Settled
12 · 100%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 10 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
19%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$87K proposed, $70K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2010-09-13.
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: 2009-08-25, 17 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
17
samples
15
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz11
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz4
Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (17)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2009-08-25
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.59
2.47
0.24
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2009-08-25
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
1.84
0.11
Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-08-25
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.13
10
0.01
Truck Driver
2008-05-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.76
2.05
0.37
Truck Loader
2008-05-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.74
1.95
0.38
Truck Driver
2008-05-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2008-05-14
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
1.63
10
0.16
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-05-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-05-12
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.2
10
0.02
Truck Driver
2004-05-12
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.55
2.37
0.23
Truck Driver
2004-05-12
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.36
1.66
0.22
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-05-12
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.29
2.21
0.13
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-10-31
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.21
10
0.02
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-10-31
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.48
1.58
0.30
Truck Driver
2001-10-31
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.58
2.12
0.27
Truck Driver
2001-08-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.52
1.24
0.42
Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-08-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.2
1.93
0.62
Dry Screen Plant 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.
Grassy Stone recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010.
Injury rate, 2010
ⓘ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 2.68 and the all-US-mining average was 3.20 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.10 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
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
4.01
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
12.95
12.95
4.318
2004 *
4.01
0.00
0.000
2003 *
0.00
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
2013
3
2012
4
2011
17
2010
24
2009
21
2008
22
2007
19
2006
18
2005
21
2004
24
2003
26
2002
26
2001
22
2000
12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Grassy Stone sits in Carter County, Kentucky, 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.
Carter County, Kentucky · Population 26,515
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$50,389
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
2013 Q1
226
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,005
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
823
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
567
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
36
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
1,794
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
2,607
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
4,701
3
1
638.2
Show 45 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q1
10,065
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
8,252
5
0
605.9
2010 Q3
10,342
6
2
580.2
2010 Q2
10,899
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
12,772
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
11,689
3
2
256.7
2009 Q3
12,428
2
1
160.9
2009 Q2
12,971
4
0
308.4
2009 Q1
12,833
3
0
233.8
2008 Q4
10,413
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
14,552
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
14,868
3
1
201.8
2008 Q1
11,422
2
1
175.1
2007 Q4
10,532
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
11,535
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
11,406
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
11,233
8
4
712.2
2006 Q4
10,699
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
10,985
11
2
1001.4
2006 Q2
12,051
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
10,870
7
0
644.0
2005 Q4
8,578
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
11,026
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
12,181
13
8
1067.2
2005 Q1
14,535
6
2
412.8
2004 Q4
11,751
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
11,359
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
13,466
5
2
371.3
2004 Q1
13,311
13
2
976.6
2003 Q4
13,149
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
15,445
9
3
582.7
2003 Q2
13,551
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
13,892
4
0
287.9
2002 Q4
15,827
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
17,432
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
17,700
2
0
113.0
2002 Q1
9,207
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
14,069
6
2
426.5
2001 Q3
16,128
3
0
186.0
2001 Q2
4,205
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
4,773
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
7,433
5
1
672.7
2000 Q3
9,591
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
9,112
1
0
109.7
2000 Q1
8,180
0
0
0.0
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
March 11, 2005KY · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanFatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Grassy Stone LLC · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Employee was cleaning rock dust bin #2 from inside of bin #2; material on sides of bin #2 collapsed, engulfing employee; causing his death.
Reportable incidents
10 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2012 · 1 incident
May 2, 2012KY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Just removed crusher base under which was a small rectangular opening through which power cable had run. Hole not noticed; blended in with expanded metal grating. Cleaning up work in preparation to barricade the crusher opening/area. Stepped into hole, slightly larger than a large boot footprint, leg dropped through, straining the knee of the other (left) leg and right shoulder.
2009 · 1 incident
August 19, 2009KY · Metal/Non-Metalbelt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisorOTHER
EE was hooking up welding trailer, he squatted down to hook up safety chains and when he stood back up his left knee felt like it came out of the socket. EE went to ER and doctor told him his knee was fine and to RTW as scheduled. EE went to Dr approx 4 weeks later and set up for surgery. He had previously had surgery on knee from ATV accident when worked at Grassy Store.
2005 · 2 incidents
March 8, 2005KY · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grassy Stone LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was clearing loose gravel from area of the tailgate; tailgate suddenly closed, mashing ring finger of left hand.
March 1, 2005KY · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING DOZER ACROSS FILL AREA WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED PARKING BRAKE. THIS CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST REAR VIEW MIRROR FRAME, CAUSING SCALP LACERATIONS.
COMING DOWN STAIRS TO CATWALK FROM THE TOP TO THE PLATFORM. BOOT HEEL CAUGHT END OF STEPS, KNEE POPPED. THERE WAS NO PAIN AT THAT TIME. BECAME A LITTLE STIFF AND STARTED HURTING THE NEXT DAY.
EMPLOYEE RAN OVER ROCKS JARRING HIS BACK & ABOUT 10:00 PM RAN OVER A BOULDER & DROPPED OFF THE BOULDER SEVERELY JARRING HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS IN PAIN ALL NIGHT WITH BURNING SENSATION IN RIGHT LEG & FOOT. THE NEXT MORNING HE WAS UNABLE TO WALK OR MOVE WELL.
1993 · 1 incident
April 22, 1993KY · Metal/Non-Metaloutside foreman, leadmanOTHER
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST EATEN LUNCH A FEW MINUTES EARLIER AND HAD WENT TO SIT DOWN IN HIS PICKUP TRUCK. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE FOUND HIM SLUMPED OVER IN SEAT. HEART MASSAGE AND MOUTH TO MOUTH WAS DONE U NTIL AMBULANCE ARRIVED BUT TO NO AVAIL.