MINE DETAILS
Keystone Blue Quarry
MSHA MINE ID0900042
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Keystone Blue Quarry34.01333, -82.97611Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-13. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
0reported short tons
Hours worked
27,064reported employee hours
Tons per hour
0.00production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 3,755 | 0.00 | 7 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 4,574 | 0.00 | 12 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 5,879 | 0.00 | 11 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 4,512 | 0.00 | 8 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 3,636 | 0.00 | 8 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 4,708 | 0.00 | 10 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13
Violations
00 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
20 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
—0 of 0 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
37.504 inspections · 4 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
| Section | Violations | S&S |
|---|
No violation records in this period.
Safety activity
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 10.5 on-site hours
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 8.0 on-site hours
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Accident narrative
Employee was breaking a sideline this process involves striking the wedges swinging the hammer with a side-to-side motion. While doing this the employee missed the wedge and struck the wall causing the hammer to deflect and rotated the employee rapidly causing a strain to the lower lumbar.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 15.5 on-site hours
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 3.5 on-site hours
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Miner was adding a section of drill steel using a wrench to tighten the connection. The miner's left thumb was caught between the drill boom and the wrench causing a small avulsion to the left thumb.
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-13.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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Polycor InccontrolsPolycor Georgia Granite Quarries Inc.operatesKeystone Blue Quarry
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0900042—
George Oglesby JrcontrolsKeystone Granite CompanyoperatesKeystone Blue Quarry
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0900042Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
01 / SAFETYwatch
Accidents and injuries
4 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 178 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD2 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
117 violation rows across the full record; 42 carry an S&S flag and $22,499 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY11 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
26 personal. 3 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE26 samples
personal-health-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
5K employee hours and 10 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
19 contested-violation rows, 19 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 2 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE40 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / CONTRACTORScontext
Contractors
Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT0 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
68 inspection events and 943 published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE12 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026. 15 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000202603471400 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Utility Man | 0.19× published limitConcentration: 0000.13 · limit: 0000.69Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F0155D8 |
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
Not present in the 2024 EIA coal workbook.
This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.
30 CFR 56.13021High-pressure hose connections.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.20011Barricades and warning signs.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.11001Safe access.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4200General requirements.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.11002Handrails and toeboards.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14107Moving machine parts.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.14100Safety defects; examination, correction and records.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.6132Magazine requirements.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
970734556.13021Citation
970734456.20011S&S
970734356.11001S&S
970001756.4200(b)(2)Citation
970001656.13021Citation
970001556.11002S&S
963327056.14107(a)Citation
963326956.14100(b)Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgUtility Man
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgStone Polisher/Cutter
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgFront-end Loader Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgLaborer, Bullgang
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgMobile Crane Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgLaborer, Bullgang
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgLaborer, Bullgang
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgJackhammer Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
13 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors4Jun 13, 2003—Sep 23, 2025mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Jul 4, 1976—Jul 4, 1976mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal116Apr 10, 2001—May 17, 2023mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal19Apr 27, 2009—Dec 7, 2022mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal2Oct 17, 2023—Oct 17, 2023mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal19Mar 18, 2008—May 12, 2022mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance2Jan 1, 1950—Mar 5, 2024mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance150Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance27Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance68Feb 17, 2000—Aug 24, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety26Jun 12, 2002—Aug 25, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal117Apr 10, 2001—May 17, 2023mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.