Fatality · MSHA Record #219980050001

Ledgeman/Hand fatality at GEORGIA-CAROLINA QUARRY (Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc), GA, December 18, 1997

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On December 18, 1997, a ledgeman/hand was fatally injured in a falling/sliding/rolling materials accident at GEORGIA-CAROLINA QUARRY (Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc), GA.

GEORGIA-CAROLINA QUARRY · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc (Bob Stevens)

Oglethorpe County, GA

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

TWO LEDGEMEN WERE DRIVING STEEL WEDGES IN AN ATTEMPTY TO BREAK A 40"X8'X8' GRANITE BLOCK FREE. PART OF THE BLOCK DISLODGED AND FELL ON ONE OF THE EES. FIFTEEN 3/4"X6" HOLES HAD BEEN DRILLED IN TO THE SIDE OF THE GRANITE TO START THE WEDGES. ONE EE WAS DRIVING WEDGES NEAR THE TOP OF THE BLOCK, WHILE THE VICTIM WAS DRIVING WEDGES BELOW. A PIECE MEASURE 7 1/2'X8' RANGING FROM 4" TO 40

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Hand Tools (Not Powered)
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 2 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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