Hillsboro Quarry and Mill has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $460 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1983–2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
136
citations
39
significant & substantial
$26,049
proposed penalties
$23,600
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,449 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
82
inspections on record
1,202
inspection hours
11.3
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.
136 citations across 1,202 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Hillsboro Quarry and Mill has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $460 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.
$26K
proposed penalties
$24K
current assessed
$24K
paid to date
$460
outstanding
133 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-02-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
Employee stated his hip began to go numb and his leg also. He told the track hoe operator that he needed to park the truck and seek medical attention. Employee was taken to a walk-in clinic by another employee. The employee was driving haul truck at the time the employee told track hoe operator.
2008 · 1 incident
June 18, 2008TN · Metal/Non-Metalclerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of salesHANDLING OF MATERIALS
An employee with 18 months experience was hauling shot rock to crusher. He came around right handed curve got off left shoulder, over corrected causing truck to turn over. Employee's left elbow cut and scratched. Employee was transported to hospital where he received 7 stitches to left arm. X-rays revealed bruised left shoulder and arm.
August 12, 2005TN · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
At approximately 3:30PM on Friday, August 12th, 2005 an employee with twenty years mining experience cut the first finger on his right hand. Employee was attempting to change a parking light in CAT 769 haul truck. While doing so the new bulb burst in employee's fingers causing the cut. Employee received five stitches.
2004 · 1 incident
May 13, 2004TN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WELDER WAS COMPLETING BUILDING HAMMERS IN IMPACK CRUSHER AND STARTED TO COME OUT AND QUIT HE CAME OUT OF THE IMPAC INTO THE RIB FEEDER FLOOR AND STARTED TO CLIMB UP TO THE WALK WAY WHEN HE SLI PPED AND FELL BACK AGAINST THE OTHER SIDE OF THEFEEDER HOPPER SITTING DOWN AND HURTING HIS TAILBONE.
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND INJURED WERE MOVING TORCH CARRIER TOOK BOBCAT TO MOVE IT,INJURED HAD BOTH HANDS ON CARRIER IT JERKED.WHEN IT DID JERKED HIS NECK.
1990 · 1 incident
April 25, 1990TN · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rogers Group Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
CLEANING OUT LIME BIN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND REP 4-3-90 BACK HURTING AND WENT TO DR
1986 · 1 incident
August 5, 1986TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO TIGHTEN A CASTLE HEAD NUT WITH A BAR THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEES FINGERS HIT FINGER GEAR ON PORTABLE CRUSHER RESULTED IN SMALL LACERATION OVER DORSAL SURFACE OF THIRD DIGIT OF THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND JOINTS SMALL LACERATION OF FOURTH DIGIT SUTURED THIRD DIGIT
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