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Sandersville Mine Metal/Non-Metal

KaMin LLC · Surface

Controlled by IMin Partners

Sandersville, Washington County, GA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0901127

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 6
Years on record: 2001–2006
Latest incident: Nov 2006

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$96,397

proposed penalties

$67,397

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2010 Q4	0	0	0
2010 Q3	0	0	0
2009 Q4	0	0	0
2009 Q3	0	1	1
2008 Q4	1,040	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	1,040	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	1,040	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	1,040	7	2	6730.8

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

June 2, 2003 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

J M Huber Corp · Struck by falling object

EMBANKMENT CAVE IN RESULTED IN PINNING VICTIM IN FROM CHEST DOWN THUS CONSTRICTING BREATHING WHICH ACCORDING TO CORONER RESULTED IN ASPHYXIATION.

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2006 · 3 incidents

November 28, 2006 GA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

J M Huber Corp · Fall from machine

Operator fell off track hoe will mounting it after lunch break. was not using 3 points of contact.

August 28, 2006 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

J M Huber Corp · Struck by falling object

Employee was parked being loaded when a clump of dirt fell onto catwalk of truck. He had arm vesting on opening in window. Hit by one clump of dirt

January 4, 2006 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FIRE

J M Huber Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

SMALL ENGINE ON FUEL TANK USED TO FUEL EQUIPMENT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TRANSFERRING FUEL TO PORTABLE FUEL WAGON. EMPLOYEE WAS BURNED ON HANDS AND NOSE WHILE PUTTING OUT FIRE.

2003 · 1 incident

June 2, 2003 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

J M Huber Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURY DUE TO ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE ANOTHER WORKER.

2001 · 1 incident

March 14, 2001 GA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY

J M Huber Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRIMMING SLOPE OF MINE WALL A LUMP OF HARD DIRT CAME LOOSE UP ABOVE ROLLED DOWN SLOPE HIT EXCAVATOR BUCKET BURSTING WITH A PIECE RICOCHETTING INTO CAB'S WINDSHIELD PARTIALLY STRIKING OPE RATOR CHEST AND HEAD, RESULTING IN HIS HEAD AND CHEST AREA BEING BRUISED.