Workman Materials Inc. · Struck against a moving object
THE MINE SUPT WAS INJURED BY A F.E. LOADER WHICH HE WAS USING TO MOVE A CONVEYOR. HE WAS HIT BY THE BUCKET WHEN THE F.E. LOADER FAILED TO STOP PROPERLY.
Mine #3: 58 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Mine #3 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $843 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1992–2004
- Latest incident
- Mar 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
58
citations
22
significant & substantial
$7,767
proposed penalties
$6,924
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $843 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
24
inspections on record
257
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: 257 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine #3 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $843 outstanding across 1 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.$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$843
outstanding
58 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $500 in penalties contested before the Commission, $500 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-11-15.
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.37.9%
significant & substantial
19.0%
high negligence or reckless
37.9%
reasonably likely or greater
63.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.2% low, 75.9% moderate, 19.0% 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 · 9% of citations on record
- Settled 5 · 100%
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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$500 proposed, $500 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 2012-07-30.
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 2012-620M | Settlement | Miller | 2014 | $500 → $500 |
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: 2012-05-23, 14 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.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
6
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (6)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-23 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.22 | 1.09 | 0.20 | Backhoe Operator |
| 2005-03-01 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.37 | 10 | 0.04 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2005-03-01 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.21 | 10 | 0.02 | Mechanic |
| 2001-12-12 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.14 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2001-12-12 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.15 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2001-12-12 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.15 | 1.21 | 0.12 | Supervisor, Co. Official |
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
- Workman Materials Inc. 1991 to 2011
- Rocky Point Rock, Inc. 2011 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2000 | 6 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine #3 sits in Perry County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.Perry County, Tennessee · Population 8,561
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$50,489
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q4 | 737 | 2 | 1 | 2713.7 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,384 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,327 | 5 | 1 | 3767.9 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,212 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 3,037 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 4,124 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 896 | 7 | 2 | 7812.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q1 | 3,721 | 16 | 5 | 4299.9 |
| 2004 Q4 | 3,927 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 4,168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 4,379 | 8 | 4 | 1826.9 |
| 2004 Q1 | 4,225 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 4,718 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 3,910 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 3,397 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,851 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 3,193 | 6 | 5 | 1879.1 |
| 2002 Q3 | 3,217 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,138 | 5 | 1 | 2338.6 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,188 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,607 | 1 | 0 | 383.6 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,340 | 4 | 1 | 1709.4 |
| 2001 Q2 | 2,669 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,644 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,855 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 3,441 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,141 | 4 | 2 | 3505.7 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,408 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file2004 · 1 incident
2003 · 1 incident
Workman Materials Inc. · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHEN MOUNTING LOADER DUE TO MUD ON BOOTS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GRAB HOLD LEFT SHOULDER DISLOCATED.
2002 · 1 incident
May 2, 2002
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Workman Materials Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
REPLACING BRAKE SHOES ON DUMP TRUCK. WHEN LIFTING SHOE TO INSTALL ROLLER, SHOE SLIPPED FROM LIFTING TOOL AND PINCHED EE'S FINGER BETWEEN SHOE AND ROLLER.
1994 · 2 incidents
October 19, 1994
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Workman Materials Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE REACHED DOWN UNDER CRUSHER TO GET SCREWDRIVER, SOMETHING POPPED IN KNEE.
October 6, 1994
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Workman Materials Inc. · Struck against stationary object
WORKING ON CRUSHER. RAISED UP AND STRUCK HIS BACK ON ANGLE IRON.
1993 · 1 incident
March 4, 1993
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Workman Materials Inc. · Struck by flying object
BREAKING ROCK WITH ROCK BUSHER MOUNTED ON BACKHOE DID NOT HAVE SCREEN DOWN FLYING ROCK GLASSED HIS HEAD SIX STITCHES TO BY DR.
1992 · 3 incidents
September 18, 1992
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Workman Materials Inc. · Struck against stationary object
WALKING ACROSS YARD,STEP ON ROCK AND TURNED ANKLE.
Workman Materials Inc. · Fall from machine
SLIPPED OFF HOOD OF FRONT END LOADER.PUTTING WATER IN RADIATOR HIT GROUND ON HEEL AND FRACTURED IT.
June 8, 1992
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Workman Materials Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLING ROCKS OUT OF CRUSHER WHICH BRIDGED OVER.