Mining Incidents

PALMETTO LIME LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Palmetto Lime Llc · Facility
Charleston, Charleston County, SC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3800683

PALMETTO LIME LLC has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1998
Latest incident
Dec 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
12
citations
6
significant & substantial
$1,224
proposed penalties
$1,224
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
7
inspections on record
75
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: 75 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PALMETTO LIME LLC has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-10-24.
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 360 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 230 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 704 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 868 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 184 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,911 1 0 255.7
2000 Q3 10,764 0 0 0.0
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 11,515 3 2 260.5
2000 Q1 9,677 8 4 826.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1998 · 5 incidents

December 16, 1998 SC · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Palmetto Lime Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE INDICATED ON 12-18-98 THA HE INJURED HIS BACK ON 12-16-98. HE COULD NOT POINT TO A PARTICULAR ACTIVITY THAT HE WAS ENGAGED IN OTHER THAN OVER TH COURSE OF THE DAY HIS BACK STARTED HU RTING. FOREMAN, EE WAS WORKING WITH THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH THE EMPLOYEE THAT DAY AND INDICATED THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO HIM ABOUT HURTING HIS BACK.

November 11, 1998 SC · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Palmetto Lime Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BEAM (10") THAT WAS 30'L AND WEIGHED APPROX 65LBS. WHEN THE PICKED IT UP. HE THREW IT BACK DOWN AND COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.

October 14, 1998 SC · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Palmetto Lime Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEL AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS BACK. EE ON RESTRICTED DUTY TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE.

September 23, 1998 SC · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Palmetto Lime Llc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A CONVEYOR WHEN THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE NUT CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HIS ARM ON A NEARBY HANDRAIL POST. EE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR TYLENOL #3 WHICH IS THE ONLY TH ING CAUSING THIS TO RESULT IN A REPORTABLE INJ.

September 23, 1998 SC · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Palmetto Lime Llc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS LOADING AN EMPTY OXYGEN BOTTLE INTO A BASKET. THE OXYGEN BOTTLE SLIPPED AND SMASHED THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AGAISNT THE HANDRAIL ON THE BASKET.

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