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Mine No 6 (Whitestone Div) Metal/Non-Metal

Georgia Marble Company · Underground

Controlled by Imerys S A

Pickens County, GA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0900031

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 1984–1987
Latest incident: Jun 1987

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

June 29, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Georgia Marble Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS AB2UT TO LET THE HOOD DOWN ON FORK LIFT WHEN HIS LEFT HAND WHICH WAS HOLDING THE HOOD UP SLIPPED LETTING THE HOOD FALL DOWN ON EMPLOYEES RT HAND AS HE WAS REMOVING THE LATCH

April 23, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Georgia Marble Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A STEEL BART TO PRY A LARGE ROCK OUT OF CRUSHER WHEN ROCK SUDDENLY ROLLED ON THE BAR PUSHING EMPLOYEES HAND AGAINST CRUSHER BOX LACERATION & BRUISES TO BACK OF LEFT HAND

1985 · 1 incident

September 9, 1985 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Georgia Marble Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING LOADING CHUTE WITH A CRANK TYPE HANDLE WHEN HAND CHIPPED OFF CRANK CAUSING HANDLE TO SPIN HANDLE HIT FOREFINGER ON RT HAND

1984 · 1 incident

February 7, 1984 GA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Georgia Marble Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM FRONT-END LOADER AND FELT PAIN OR A CATCH IN BACK.