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Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc operator

Controlled by Bob Stevens
MSHA operator ID: L05007
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
27
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1987–2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
22
citations
10
significant & substantial
$2,018
proposed penalties
$1,889
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $129 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
23
inspections on record
280
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: 280 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
22 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-06-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2004
2
1998
1
1997
2 (1f)
1996
1
1995
2 (1f)
1993
2
1992
2
1991
1
1989
4
1988
4
1987
6

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
December 18, 1997 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

TWO LEDGEMEN WERE DRIVING STEEL WEDGES IN AN ATTEMPTY TO BREAK A 40"X8'X8' GRANITE BLOCK FREE. PART OF THE BLOCK DISLODGED AND FELL ON ONE OF THE EES. FIFTEEN 3/4"X6" HOLES HAD BEEN DRILLED IN TO THE SIDE OF THE GRANITE TO START THE WEDGES. ONE EE WAS DRIVING WEDGES NEAR THE TOP OF THE BLOCK, WHILE THE VICTIM WAS DRIVING WEDGES BELOW. A PIECE MEASURE 7 1/2'X8' RANGING FROM 4" TO 40

August 3, 1995 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man Fatality · MACHINERY
Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc · Fall from ladders

EE WAS STANDING ON LADDER WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 35-40 FEET INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE QUARRY WHERE HE SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG, LACERATION TO FAC E & SEVERE ABDOMENIAL INJURIES.

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