Mining Incidents

Suddeth Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Aggregates USA LLC · Surface
Controlled by Ready Mix USA Inc
Butler, Taylor County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0901156

Suddeth Plant has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2005–2007
Latest incident
Apr 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
17
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,899
proposed penalties
$2,877
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $22 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
11
inspections on record
135
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: 135 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Suddeth Plant has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-05-09.
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
2009 Q3 856 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,185 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,907 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,661 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,847 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,359 3 1 688.2
2008 Q1 3,403 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,939 2 0 507.7
Show 13 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q3 4,769 2 0 419.4
2007 Q2 4,284 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,551 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,903 4 1 1377.9
2006 Q3 3,934 2 0 508.4
2006 Q2 3,656 3 1 820.6
2006 Q1 3,162 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,704 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,268 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,198 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,161 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,385 1 0 419.3
2004 Q3 1,537 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2007 · 1 incident

April 2, 2007 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Couch Ready Mix USA Aggregates Division · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting 5 gallon bucket of sand. Lumbar strain. Initial Dr. evaluation stated RTW - full duty - later went to light duty.

2006 · 1 incident

July 26, 2006 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Couch Ready Mix USA Aggregates Division · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was assisting belt replacement. Belt pulled in opposite direction causing pain to right shoulder.

2005 · 2 incidents

August 16, 2005 GA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Couch Ready Mix USA Aggregates Division · Fall onto or against objects

EE MINER STEPPED OVER DISCHARGE PIPE ON DREDGE. SURFACE WAS SET DUE TO LEAK THAT WAS BEING REPAIRED. MINER TRIPPED ON WET SURFACE, FALLING BACKWARDS STRIKING LOWER BACK ON PIPE, CAUSING CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK.

February 23, 2005 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Couch Ready Mix USA Aggregates Division · Struck by flying object

Miner was grading haul road with d-6 cat. when backing up, a piece of 4" metal pipe caught in track, flipped up and struck side of cab, throwing sand and debris into left eye.

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The full compliance file on Suddeth Plant

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.