Mining Incidents

Worley Blue Quarry operator

Controlled by Eric Higginbotham
MSHA operator ID: L18219
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
28
citations
18
significant & substantial
$16,732
proposed penalties
$12,732
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,000 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
20
inspections on record
388
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: 388 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-11-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2002
1 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
January 14, 2002 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Worley Blue Quarry · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEDGE FOREMAN AND HIS LEDGE CREW WERE REMOVING STONE & DEBRIS FROM A BENCH LEVEL AT THE QUARRY SITE. THEY HAD REMOVED THE RAILING AND APPROXIMATELY HALF THE BENCH LEVEL AT THE TIME HE FELL 28 ' TO THE FLOOR BELOW THEM. HE PASSED AWAY 2/1/02.

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