Mining Incidents

SLURRY PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Albion Kaolin Company · Facility
Controlled by Sued-Chemie AG
Richmond County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0901070

SLURRY PLANT has $207 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
4
Years on record
1994–1997
Latest incident
Feb 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
citations
1
significant & substantial
$207
proposed penalties
$207
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
2
inspections on record
10
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: 10 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SLURRY PLANT has $207 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.
$207
proposed penalties
$207
current assessed
$207
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-02-16.
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
2000 Q3 6,203 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,817 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,122 1 1 163.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1997 · 1 incident

February 20, 1997 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Albion Kaolin Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TURNING CAR WASH HEAD AND EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HER BACK.

1995 · 2 incidents

April 11, 1995 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Albion Kaolin Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE PUMP OUT OF A DRUM OF COLLOID 211 TO CLEAN THE PUMP WHEN HE REMOVED THE COLLAR THE PUMP SLIPPED CRUSHING HIS FINGER

March 1, 1995 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Albion Kaolin Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE OPENED A DESK DRAWER IN WHICH AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE HAD BEEN PLACED. THE FIRECRAKER WENT OFF CAUSING EAR TRAUMA TO THE EMPLOYEE.

1994 · 1 incident

December 11, 1994 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Albion Kaolin Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS WASHING RAILCAR (TANK). HE SLIPPED ON THE EDGE OF THE CAR AFTER STEPPING OFF THE WALKWAY. THE TEMP. WAS LOW ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A THIN LAYER OF FROST ON THE SURFACE OF THE CAR.

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