Mining Incidents

3M Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Vesta, Oglethorpe County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900537

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2006–2017
Latest incident
Feb 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
60
citations
26
significant & substantial
$7,527
proposed penalties
$7,072
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 S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q4 450 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,204 1 0 830.6
2019 Q2 1,433 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,671 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,869 1 0 535.0
2018 Q3 1,974 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,752 2 1 726.7
2018 Q1 1,889 0 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

6 on file

2017 · 1 incident

2012 · 1 incident

2010 · 2 incidents

2008 · 1 incident

November 22, 2008 GA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor MACHINERY
Harmony Blue Granite Co Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Had wrench on drill bit and was using rotation of drill to loosen. Wrench slipped mashing tip of right thumb.

2006 · 1 incident

February 27, 2006 GA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Harmony Blue Granite Co Inc · Struck by falling object

While taking lifting beam off crane, it turned over and struck the leg of the crane helper causing a simple fracture.