Savannah Valley Quarries, LLC · Struck by flying object
While working on the ledge a small rock flew from the use of a hammer.
Tri-Star Metal/Non-Metal
Savannah Valley Quarries, LLC
· Surface
Vesta,
Oglethorpe County,
GA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0901095
Tri-Star has $51K in proposed MSHA penalties and $33 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2022
- Latest incident
- Jan 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
142
citations
39
significant & substantial
$51,195
proposed penalties
$46,575
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,619 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
77
inspections on record
950
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 950 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Tri-Star has $51K in proposed MSHA penalties and $33 outstanding across 5 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$51K
proposed penalties
$47K
current assessed
$47K
paid to date
$33
outstanding
140 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-07-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q2 | 5,246 | 1 | 0 | 190.6 |
| 2023 Q1 | 5,973 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 4,143 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 4,674 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 4,492 | 4 | 1 | 890.5 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3,516 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 4,018 | 2 | 0 | 497.8 |
| 2021 Q3 | 3,475 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,364 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 4,250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 3,375 | 5 | 0 | 1481.5 |
| 2020 Q3 | 3,864 | 1 | 0 | 258.8 |
| 2020 Q2 | 3,689 | 7 | 4 | 1897.5 |
| 2020 Q1 | 3,398 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 3,855 | 4 | 0 | 1037.6 |
| 2019 Q3 | 4,188 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 4,051 | 2 | 0 | 493.7 |
| 2019 Q1 | 3,835 | 3 | 2 | 782.3 |
| 2018 Q4 | 3,742 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 3,635 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 4,268 | 2 | 0 | 468.6 |
| 2018 Q1 | 3,780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 3,842 | 3 | 0 | 780.8 |
| 2017 Q3 | 4,347 | 5 | 1 | 1150.2 |
| 2017 Q2 | 4,258 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 3,726 | 6 | 1 | 1610.3 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,458 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 3,729 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 4,271 | 2 | 0 | 468.3 |
| 2016 Q1 | 3,233 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 2,985 | 2 | 0 | 670.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 3,472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 3,157 | 2 | 0 | 633.5 |
| 2015 Q1 | 4,145 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 3,318 | 1 | 0 | 301.4 |
| 2014 Q3 | 3,268 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 3,845 | 1 | 1 | 260.1 |
| 2014 Q1 | 3,784 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 3,840 | 3 | 1 | 781.2 |
| 2013 Q3 | 4,135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 3,976 | 1 | 1 | 251.5 |
| 2013 Q1 | 3,725 | 2 | 0 | 536.9 |
| 2012 Q4 | 4,302 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 4,146 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 4,430 | 3 | 1 | 677.2 |
| 2012 Q1 | 4,682 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 5,264 | 3 | 0 | 569.9 |
| 2011 Q3 | 4,723 | 7 | 1 | 1482.1 |
| 2011 Q2 | 5,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 2,508 | 8 | 4 | 3189.8 |
| 2010 Q4 | 3,575 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 4,246 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 3,776 | 1 | 1 | 264.8 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,918 | 9 | 4 | 2297.1 |
| 2009 Q4 | 4,024 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 3,069 | 4 | 2 | 1303.4 |
| 2009 Q2 | 3,240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,962 | 6 | 3 | 2025.7 |
| 2008 Q4 | 3,375 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,421 | 5 | 0 | 1461.6 |
| 2008 Q2 | 3,811 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,238 | 4 | 1 | 1235.3 |
| 2007 Q4 | 3,161 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,474 | 3 | 1 | 863.6 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,804 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 3,149 | 2 | 0 | 635.1 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,825 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,162 | 5 | 2 | 2312.7 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,218 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,130 | 6 | 1 | 2816.9 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,810 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,760 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 3,023 | 3 | 0 | 992.4 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,836 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,794 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,341 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,374 | 2 | 1 | 842.5 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,765 | 2 | 1 | 723.3 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,438 | 2 | 0 | 820.3 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,982 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,071 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,130 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,808 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,182 | 2 | 1 | 916.6 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,982 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,261 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,155 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,508 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,715 | 1 | 1 | 583.1 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,828 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 2,295 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,574 | 3 | 1 | 1165.5 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2022 · 1 incident
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The full compliance file on Tri-Star
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