Savannah Valley Quarries, LLC · Fall onto or against objects
slipped and fell backwards. hardhat came off during fall and hit the back of EE's head on a truck bed. taken immediately to the medical center for evaluation.
HARPERS QUARRY: 46 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Savannah Valley Quarries, LLC
· Surface
MSHA Mine ID: 0900035
HARPERS QUARRY has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1989–2022
- Latest incident
- Nov 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
46
citations
11
significant & substantial
$4,601
proposed penalties
$4,493
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $108 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
55
inspections on record
528
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 528 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
HARPERS QUARRY has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$5K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
45 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $720 in penalties contested before the Commission, $612 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-05-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.24.4%
significant & substantial
6.7%
high negligence or reckless
24.4%
reasonably likely or greater
42.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.0% low, 73.3% moderate, 6.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
5
citations taken to the federal commission · 11% of citations on record
- Settled 4 · 80%
- Stood as issued 1 · 20%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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%
15%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$720 proposed, $612 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 2010-02-26.
Contested penalties
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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 2010-472M | Settlement | Lesnick | 2012 | $608 → $500 |
| SE 2009-844M | Default | Lesnick | 2011 | $112 → $112 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2022-09-29, 3 years ago
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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.14%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
10
samples
7
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz71 over
- Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (10)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-12-04 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.74 | 0.62 | 1.19 | Drill Helper |
| 2022-09-29 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.91 | 1.33 | 0.68 | Jackhammer Operator |
| 2022-09-29 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Jackhammer Operator | ||
| 2022-09-29 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.17 | 0.62 | 0.27 | Jackhammer Operator |
| 2009-06-11 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.14 | 0.75 | 0.19 | Overhead Crane Operator |
| 2009-06-11 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.31 | 0.5 | 0.62 | Cutting Mach Helper |
| 2004-04-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air | ||
| 2004-04-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2004-04-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.12 | 0.55 | 0.22 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
| 2001-12-04 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.35 | 1.31 | 0.27 | Laborer, Bullgang |
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.
HARPERS QUARRY recorded 9.82 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.
Injury rate, 2008
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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.9.82
total case rate
9.82
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.15 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In Georgia, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 * | 9.82 | 9.82 | 0.000 |
| 2007 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2005 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2004 * | 0.00 | 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.
Ownership history
- Harpers Quarry Inc 1950 to 2020
- Echols Mill Quarries 2020 to 2020
- Savannah Valley Quarries, LLC 2021 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2008 | 14 |
| 2007 | 14 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2005 | 15 |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2003 | 12 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2000 | 10 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
HARPERS QUARRY sits in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Oglethorpe County, Georgia · Population 15,221
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$69,784
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q1 | 1,042 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,663 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 3,871 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 4,571 | 2 | 1 | 437.5 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3,946 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 4,060 | 1 | 0 | 246.3 |
| 2021 Q3 | 3,349 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 4,330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 4,182 | 1 | 0 | 239.1 |
| 2020 Q4 | 6,479 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 3,872 | 1 | 0 | 258.3 |
| 2020 Q2 | 3,602 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 3,023 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 3,329 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 3,266 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 3,433 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 3,254 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 3,308 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 3,289 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 3,822 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 3,375 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 2,221 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 2,571 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 2,693 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 2,372 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,956 | 1 | 0 | 511.2 |
| 2016 Q2 | 2,793 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 2,603 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 2,482 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 2,801 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,336 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 2,972 | 1 | 1 | 336.5 |
| 2014 Q3 | 2,598 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 3,203 | 2 | 1 | 624.4 |
| 2013 Q4 | 3,588 | 1 | 0 | 278.7 |
| 2013 Q3 | 3,487 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 3,756 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 3,221 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 3,429 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 3,377 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 3,702 | 1 | 0 | 270.1 |
| 2012 Q1 | 3,772 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 3,078 | 3 | 0 | 974.7 |
| 2011 Q3 | 2,053 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 3,571 | 1 | 0 | 280.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,980 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 3,446 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 4,478 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 5,257 | 2 | 1 | 380.4 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,821 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 4,834 | 5 | 3 | 1034.3 |
| 2009 Q3 | 4,810 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 5,457 | 3 | 1 | 549.8 |
| 2009 Q1 | 4,723 | 1 | 1 | 211.7 |
| 2008 Q4 | 6,059 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 4,287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 4,185 | 1 | 0 | 238.9 |
| 2008 Q1 | 5,837 | 3 | 0 | 514.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 5,542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 5,150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 6,308 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 6,182 | 2 | 0 | 323.5 |
| 2006 Q4 | 6,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 4,321 | 3 | 0 | 694.3 |
| 2006 Q2 | 5,953 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 6,326 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 7,814 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 5,744 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 5,868 | 1 | 0 | 170.4 |
| 2004 Q4 | 7,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 5,323 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 6,250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 4,017 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 5,193 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 4,369 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 6,150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 5,404 | 2 | 0 | 370.1 |
| 2002 Q4 | 5,439 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 5,173 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 4,374 | 1 | 0 | 228.6 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,797 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 3,352 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,428 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 3,699 | 2 | 0 | 540.7 |
| 2001 Q1 | 3,461 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 3,901 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 4,323 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 6,521 | 2 | 0 | 306.7 |
| 2000 Q1 | 4,547 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2022 · 1 incident
2012 · 1 incident
Harpers Quarry Inc · Fall from machine
Miner was leaving crane to go to lunch and stepped down on outrigger and slipped and fell three feet to quarry floor. Injuries sustained were abrasions to left cheek and left ankle. Bruising to left thigh. Concussion.
2008 · 1 incident
Harpers Quarry Inc · Fall onto or against objects
Miner was breaking down a granite block and there was a crack that did an oval around the back of the block when the block broke down the block slid into the mine and the miner followed.
1990 · 1 incident
Harpers Quarry Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
NO WITNESS. EMPLOYEE LATER CLAIMED HE HURT HIS BACK. NO ONE WAS EVER AWARE THAT HE HURT HIS BACK ON THE QUARRY SITE.
1989 · 1 incident
July 17, 1989
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harpers Quarry Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE EMPLOYEE CLAIMED HE HURT HIS BACK SHOVELING SOME ROCK.