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Stantonville Operation: 99 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Garrison Gravel · Surface
Controlled by Candice Garrison
Stantonville, Mcnairy County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003106

Stantonville Operation has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $12K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1999–2006
Latest incident
Jul 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
99
citations
31
significant & substantial
$29,048
proposed penalties
$13,348
paid to date
46% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $15,700 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
47
inspections on record
688
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: 688 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Stantonville Operation has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $12K outstanding across 3 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.
$29K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$12K
outstanding
96 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $22K in penalties contested before the Commission, $18K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-09-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
32.3%
significant & substantial
24.0%
high negligence or reckless
32.3%
reasonably likely or greater
66.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 3.1% none, 3.1% low, 69.8% moderate, 24.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ 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.
39 citations taken to the federal commission · 39% of citations on record
  • Settled 34 · 87%
  • Stood as issued 4 · 10%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 3%
59%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ 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 27 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
26%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$27K proposed, $20K 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 2012-04-17.
Contested penalties
ⓘ 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 2010-844M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $9K → $7K
SE 2010-724M Settlement Weisberger 2011 $8K → $5K
SE 2012-405M Default Lesnick 2012 $6K → $6K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ 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)
ⓘ 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: 2016-03-29, 10 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
26
samples
13
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz13
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg11
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (26)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2016-03-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-02-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2012-02-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 0.55 0.62 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 1.07 0.21 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-07-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.65 0.23 Truck Driver
2010-07-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2010-07-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.35 0.54 Truck Driver
2006-05-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.28 0.64 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-05-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2005-05-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 1.58 0.12 Truck Driver
2005-05-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.47 0.32 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-05-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.37 2.76 0.13 Dredge/Barge Operator
2005-05-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2004-12-15 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.27 Dredge/Barge Operator
2004-12-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2004-12-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 2.38 0.11 Backhoe Operator
2004-12-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.37 0.35 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-12-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-11-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2003-11-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.35 Backhoe Operator
2003-11-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-03-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.47 1.86 0.25 Dredge/Barge Operator
2001-03-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.32 0.44 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-03-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 1.86 0.10 Backhoe Operator
2001-03-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
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.

Stantonville Operation recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2011.

Injury rate, 2011
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.56 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Tennessee, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.10 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2011 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2010 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2007 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2006 * 7.74 0.00 0.000
2005 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2002 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Adamsville Sand & Gravel Inc 1996 to 2001
  2. Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated 2001 to 2008
  3. Tennessee Materials, Corp. 2008 to 2015
  4. Garrison Gravel 2015 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2017 2
2016 2
2015 4
2013 0
2012 10
2011 12
2010 10
2009 10
2008 4
2007 10
2006 12
2005 12
2004 11
2003 12
2002 15
2001 14
2000 11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Stantonville Operation sits in McNairy County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.5% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
McNairy County, Tennessee · Population 25,933
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$50,714
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2017 Q1 388 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 601 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,008 1 0 992.1
2016 Q2 896 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 944 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,040 5 1 4807.7
2015 Q3 1,178 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,186 0 0 0.0
Show 53 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q1 377 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q2 4,465 1 0 224.0
2012 Q1 8,757 4 3 456.8
2011 Q4 7,004 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 7,803 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,923 6 2 866.7
2011 Q1 4,390 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,332 5 3 1154.2
2010 Q3 8,306 1 0 120.4
2010 Q2 6,397 7 2 1094.3
2010 Q1 4,266 32 11 7501.2
2009 Q4 4,186 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,417 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,874 4 3 681.0
2009 Q1 3,582 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,349 1 0 425.7
2008 Q3 2,039 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,278 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,188 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,335 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,082 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,714 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6,391 3 1 469.4
2006 Q4 5,957 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,854 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,947 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,098 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 6,335 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,798 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,327 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,418 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,507 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,257 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,309 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,595 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,188 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,933 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,644 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,782 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,176 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,505 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 9,170 3 0 327.2
2002 Q1 6,158 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 7,686 5 2 650.5
2001 Q3 8,551 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,619 3 0 453.2
2001 Q1 4,309 18 3 4177.3
2000 Q4 5,177 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,074 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 6,887 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,243 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2006 · 1 incident

July 24, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a belt. His utility knife slipped causing him to cut his right leg above the knee.

2001 · 1 incident

September 19, 2001 TN · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TIRE FROM TRUCK. HE WAS IN A CROUCHED POSITION. AS HE REMOVED THE TIRE FROM THE LUG BOLTS, HE FELT A 'POP' IN HIS RIGHT ARM.

1999 · 1 incident

May 25, 1999 TN · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Adamsville Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE SAND CLASSIFIER WITH A RATCHET WRENCH, AND PULLED HIS LUNGAWAY FROM HIS CHEST CAVITY AND TORE A HOLE IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS LUNG.