VERI-BEST BLUE Metal/Non-Metal
Veri-Best Blue Quarry Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Marvin Higginbotham
Elberton,
Oglethorpe County,
GA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0901061
VERI-BEST BLUE has $815 in proposed MSHA penalties and $25 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
12
citations
2
significant & substantial
$815
proposed penalties
$790
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $25 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
14
inspections on record
132
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: 132 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
VERI-BEST BLUE has $815 in proposed MSHA penalties and $25 outstanding across 0 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.$815
proposed penalties
$815
current assessed
$790
paid to date
$25
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-08-10.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Q1 | 2,021 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,117 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,476 | 1 | 0 | 677.5 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,584 | 1 | 0 | 631.3 |
| 2005 Q1 | 583 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,008 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,837 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,124 | 3 | 1 | 960.3 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q1 | 2,179 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,922 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 2,639 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,478 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,343 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 3,063 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,724 | 1 | 0 | 367.1 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,925 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,373 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,536 | 2 | 0 | 788.6 |
| 2001 Q2 | 2,688 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,288 | 1 | 0 | 437.1 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,851 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,229 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 2,737 | 3 | 1 | 1096.1 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,186 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.
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