Mining Incidents

Sandersville Mine Metal/Non-Metal

KaMin LLC · Surface
Controlled by IMin Partners
Sandersville, Washington County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0901127

Sandersville Mine has $96K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2006
Latest incident
Nov 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
31
citations
8
significant & substantial
$96,397
proposed penalties
$67,397
paid to date
70% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $29,000 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
27
inspections on record
572
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: 572 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sandersville Mine has $96K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$96K
proposed penalties
$67K
current assessed
$67K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
30 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-08-06.
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
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 1 1
2009 Q2 0 0 0
Show 37 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q1 520 1 0 1923.1
2008 Q4 1,040 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,056 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,056 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,040 7 2 6730.8
2006 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,040 6 0 5769.2
2006 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,040 4 0 3846.2
2005 Q3 1,056 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,024 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,056 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 949 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,196 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,766 2 0 1132.5
2003 Q4 1,140 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,178 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,159 5 4 4314.1
2003 Q1 1,159 3 1 2588.4
2002 Q4 1,178 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,178 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,159 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,159 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,141 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,159 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,178 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,178 2 0 1697.8
2000 Q4 1,122 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,008 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,024 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,024 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 2, 2003 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
J M Huber Corp · Struck by falling object

EMBANKMENT CAVE IN RESULTED IN PINNING VICTIM IN FROM CHEST DOWN THUS CONSTRICTING BREATHING WHICH ACCORDING TO CORONER RESULTED IN ASPHYXIATION.

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2006 · 3 incidents

November 28, 2006 GA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J M Huber Corp · Fall from machine

Operator fell off track hoe will mounting it after lunch break. was not using 3 points of contact.

August 28, 2006 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
J M Huber Corp · Struck by falling object

Employee was parked being loaded when a clump of dirt fell onto catwalk of truck. He had arm vesting on opening in window. Hit by one clump of dirt

January 4, 2006 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FIRE
J M Huber Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

SMALL ENGINE ON FUEL TANK USED TO FUEL EQUIPMENT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TRANSFERRING FUEL TO PORTABLE FUEL WAGON. EMPLOYEE WAS BURNED ON HANDS AND NOSE WHILE PUTTING OUT FIRE.

2003 · 1 incident

June 2, 2003 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J M Huber Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURY DUE TO ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE ANOTHER WORKER.

2001 · 1 incident

March 14, 2001 GA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
J M Huber Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRIMMING SLOPE OF MINE WALL A LUMP OF HARD DIRT CAME LOOSE UP ABOVE ROLLED DOWN SLOPE HIT EXCAVATOR BUCKET BURSTING WITH A PIECE RICOCHETTING INTO CAB'S WINDSHIELD PARTIALLY STRIKING OPE RATOR CHEST AND HEAD, RESULTING IN HIS HEAD AND CHEST AREA BEING BRUISED.

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The full compliance file on Sandersville Mine

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.