Springfield Quarry has $3K 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
13
Years on record
1996–2008
Latest incident
Mar 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
31
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,129
proposed penalties
$3,129
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
22
inspections on record
272
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: 272 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Springfield Quarry has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
31 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-05-16.
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
On 3/18/08 the leadman drove onto the quarry ledge to pickup the ee who had been operating a drill. When the ee exited the drill he stepped in a large crack falling up to his waist. The ee stated he was okay. On 5/09/08 the ee called his supervisor at 2:45PM stating that when he woke up that morning his knee was swollen.
2007 · 1 incident
April 25, 2007NE · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
audiological testing STS - possible recordable. Retest scheduled for 9/23 -- awaiting result. (10/4/04 review of 9/23 report: retest shows hearing loss not confirmed.)
April 28, 2004NE · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EE WAS HAULING ROCK TO PLANT WHEN HIS TRUCK BLEW A HOSE AND THREW OIL ALL OVER HIS WALKING DECK, IT ALSO CAUGHT FIRE AND THE EE WAS PUTTING THE FIRE OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE OIL AND FELL ON HIS KNEES.
2000 · 2 incidents
July 7, 2000NE · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
EE WAS UNCLOGGING ROCK CRUSHER IT WAS TURNED OFF, AND A 4" DIAMETER LIMESTONE ROCK FELL DOWN THROUGH THE BIN FROM THE TOP AND SMASHED HIS HAND. RIGHT HAND.
A POWER BREAKER BLEW IN OUR ELECTRICAL BUILDUP. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIX IT. HE THREW THE BREAKER AND A LARGE ELECTRICAL FLASH BURNED HIS FACE, NECK AND HIS LEFT HAND.
1998 · 2 incidents
May 13, 1998NE · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
2 POSSIBLE CAUSES CONTRIBUTED--(1) EE FELL BACKWARDS 4 FOOT OF OF STEPS ON A QUARRY TRUCK, (2) EE WAS LOOSENING A LARGE BOLT WITH A LARGE WRENCH & CHEATER BAR & STRAINED HIS BACK.
March 25, 1998NE · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE JUST BLACKED OUT AND DROPPED TO THE GROUND CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS HEAD. PUNCTURE WOUND DID NOT REQUIRE STITCHES. POSSIBLE HEART CONDITION. THEY ARE STILL RUNNING TESTS AT THI S TIME. POSSIBLE MEDICATION REQUIRED.
EE WAS INSTALLING CABLE UNDER OFFICE TRAILER-SLIPPED OFF ICEY STEPS OF TRAILER & FELL ON HARD FROZEN GROUND-DIRECTLY ON LEFT SHOULDER TEARING ROTATOR CUFF REQUIRING PHYSICAL THERAPY.
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