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AUGUSTA MINES Metal/Non-Metal

General Shale Brick, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Wienerberger AG

Augusta, Richmond County, GA · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 0900145

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 7
Years on record: 2001–2019
Latest incident: Jul 2019

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$6,459

proposed penalties

$3,761

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	168	2	11904.8
2025 Q3	173	0	0.0
2025 Q2	173	0	0.0
2025 Q1	173	0	0.0
2024 Q4	170	0	0.0
2024 Q3	173	0	0.0
2024 Q2	343	0	0.0
2024 Q1	288	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2019 · 1 incident

July 2, 2019 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Meridian Brick LLC · Struck against a moving object

Operator of Tandem dump truck was driving a loaded truck on the haul road to the dump area. Driver fell asleep and veered off the road contacting the berm on the side. Driver attempted to correct the truck and caused truck to over turn onto the roadway. Driver sustained lacerations to the right hand and left elbow. Driver returned to work 7-03-19.

2006 · 1 incident

October 13, 2006 GA · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Boral Bricks Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped on wet ground (bank) while filling I-302 (a water truck).

2005 · 2 incidents

October 31, 2005 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Boral Bricks Inc · Struck by falling object

Mechanic was taking hydraulic pump off a backhoe and it slipped and fell on his foot. Diagnosed at first with contusion of right great toe. Followup visit on 11/3/05 showed fracture. Referred to orthopedic on 11/4/05.

April 30, 2005 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Boral Bricks Inc · Struck against stationary object

DRIVER WAS OPERATING TRUCK IN HEAVY RAIN. HAUL ROAD WAS VERY SLICK AND TRUCK SLID SLOWLY INTO BERM AT STEEP ANGLE, THEN TURNED OVER. DRIVER CUT LEG WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF TURNED-OVER TRUCK. ALSO SUFFERED LUMBAR STRAIN. TAKEN TO E.R. AT DOCTOR'S HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT WHERE HE RECEIVED SUTURES.

2002 · 1 incident

November 12, 2002 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Boral Bricks Inc · Fall onto or against objects

DRIVING DUMP TRUCK. TAILGATE DID NOT CLOSE, EE GOT OUT TO CLOSE IT AND IT WAS RAINING & MUDDY. HE PUSHED THE TAILGATE CLOSED & HIS FEET SLID OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE CUT HIS HAND ON PIN.

2001 · 2 incidents

September 6, 2001 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE

Boral Bricks Inc · Struck against a moving object

MVA-HEAD ON COLLISION. INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A CHEVROLET P/U ON HAUL ROAD AND WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY A MACK TRUCK. FULL INVESTIGATION PENDING.

September 6, 2001 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE

Boral Bricks Inc · Struck against a moving object

MVA-HEAD ON COLLISION. INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS A PASSENGER RIDING IN A CHEVROLET P/U THAT WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY A MACK TRUCK. FULL INVESTIGATION PENDING.