Fatality · MSHA Record #219851760013

Laborer fatality at Sandy Flat Quarry (Davidson Mineral Properties Inc), SC, June 12, 1985

at 11:15 AM

On June 12, 1985, a laborer was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Sandy Flat Quarry (Davidson Mineral Properties Inc), SC.

Sandy Flat Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Davidson Mineral Properties Inc (CSR Ltd)

Greenville County, SC

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

Investigator narrative

EMPL TRYING TO INSTALL PIECE OF RUBBER FLASHING UNDER CONVEYOR BELT WHILE MACHINERY WAS RUNNING.RIGHT ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND MOVING CONVEYOR BELT CAUSING DEEP LACERATIONS TO ARM JUST AB OVE AND JUST BELOW RIGHT ELBOW.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
Source of injury: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part affected: ARM, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Related fatalities

Same operator

March 17, 1988 · Prep Plant Foreman · Davidson Mineral Properties Inc, GA

Same classification

July 6, 2026 · Utility Man · U.S. Lime Company-St. Clair, OK
July 6, 2026 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc., AZ
June 26, 2026 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · Le Claire Investments Inc, IA
April 3, 2026 · Section Foreman · Ohio County Coal Resources, Inc., WV
January 8, 2026 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · Ash Grove Cement South Texas LLC, TX

Same year

December 19, 1985 · Backhoe Operator · Florida Rock Industries Inc, FL
December 17, 1985 · Outside Foreman · Georgia Marble Company, GA
December 15, 1985 · Laborer · Drummond Company, Inc., AL
December 12, 1985 · Gathering Arm Loader Operator · Tennessee Chemical Company, TN
December 12, 1985 · Laborer · Mountain Top Coal Company, PA

Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs (the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file), so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip then search for Document number 219851760013 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System and search by Mine ID 3800310
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory covering Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219851760013 · Mine ID 3800310 Trainer view →