Fatality · MSHA Record #220212280001
Outside Foreman, Leadman
July 28, 2021 at 10:05 AM
Operator: Echols Mill Quarries LLC (David W Dye; Randy K Smith)
Elbert County, GA
ClassificationFALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
TypeFall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
EE is believed to have been either chipping away several inches of top layer of brownish colored granite or drilling a chain hole through the granite near end of the block on the open face so block could be lifted using a chain. Granite block being worked on was approx. 5'x12'x30'. Additional submitted details on file.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Hand Tools (Powered)
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- Total mining experience
- 18 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220212280001 · Mine ID 0900057Trainer view →