Fall to the walkway or working surface
Ledgeman fell when a granite block broke causing him to fall on his shoulder and rolled under a scrap pan and hurt his knees also.
North Ridge IIMetal/Nonmetal
North Ridge Granite Quarries Inc · Surface
Controlled by David A Giannoni
Elberton, Oglethorpe County, GA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900296
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000–2006
- Latest incident
- May 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2006 · 1 incident
2005 · 2 incidents
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING WEDGES ON THE GRANITE TO BE LIFTED-HAMMER HIT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was moving the oxygen bottle tank for his burner and sprained his right arm.
2002 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS HOLDING THE HEMP ROPE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE DERRICH CABLE BLACK-DERRICK MAN WAS LIFTING A SMALL PC OF GROUT AND THE HEMP ROPE WAS CAUGHT AROUND HIS RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE.
2000 · 2 incidents
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LOWERING GROUTE PAN (EMPTY) BACK INTO THE FLOOR OF QUARRY. A PIECE OF LIFT HOLE STEEL ROD WAS LAYING NEAR THE SPOT WHERE THE PAN WAS GOING TO SIT IN THE ROCK. THE PAN SAT ON ONE END OF THE STE EL ROD. THE OTHER END OF THE ROD CAME UP AND HITLEDGE MAN ON HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM.
Struck against stationary object
WORKER WAS ON LEDGE AND SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A LOOSE PC OF GRANITE. WAS PUT ON LIGHT DUTY BY SUPT FOR 2 DAYS.