WHILE CLEARING ROCK LODGED IN AN OPEN CHUTE, THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY THREE 6" ROCKS. THE FIRST KNOCKED OFF HIS HARDHAT, THE SECOND GLANCED OFF HIS SHOULDER & THE THIRD STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD JUST ABOVE HIS EAR. THE WOUND REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES TO CLOSE.
Whitley County Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Whitley County Stone, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Donnie Hill; Tim Hill
Williamsburg,
Whitley County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518832
Whitley County Quarry has $11K 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2006
- Latest incident
- Feb 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
24
citations
10
significant & substantial
$10,768
proposed penalties
$10,768
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
9
inspections on record
144
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: 144 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Whitley County Quarry has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-01-31.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q4 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,802 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 4,445 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 4,058 | 7 | 3 | 1725.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 4,781 | 8 | 4 | 1673.3 |
| 2006 Q3 | 4,316 | 4 | 1 | 926.8 |
| 2006 Q2 | 3,412 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 4,786 | 5 | 2 | 1044.7 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q4 | 5,421 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 3,819 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q1 | 690 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2006 · 1 incident
February 8, 2006
KY · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Whitley County Stone, LLC · Struck by falling object
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