Mining Incidents

Sky Blue Metal/Non-Metal

Elbert County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900861

MSHA record for Sky Blue (mine ID 0900861). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1993
Latest incident
Sep 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

September 18, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Adams Granite Quarry · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN FELL ABOUT 7' ON HEAD & SHOULDERS LOOSING HIS HELMET. WHILE FALLING CUT HIS HEAD ABOUT 1" LONG. THE MAN TRIPPED ON CHAIN WHILE HE WAS REPLACING DOGS IN ROCK.

February 17, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Adams Granite Quarry · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS HOLDING LACK HAMMER STEEL TO START HOLE AND STEEL BROKE IN HIS HAND INJURING HIS RIGHT FOURTH FINGER.

1990 · 1 incident

April 27, 1990 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Adams Granite Quarry · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A PIECE OF GRANITE WAS PICKED UP AND SET ON FLOOR OF QUARRY BY CRAB DOG. WHEN THE CRAB DOGS WERE UNHOOKED THE INJURED MAN STEPPED IN BETWEEN THE PIECE OF GRANITE AND THE WALL OF QUARRY THE PIE CE OF GRANITE SHIFTED PINNING HIS FOOT.

1988 · 1 incident

June 7, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Adams Granite Quarry · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE PERSON WAS UNHOOKING PAN FROM DOGS. THE DOG HOOK CAME LOOSE STRICKING MAN ON TEMPLE KNOCKING HELMET OFF HIS HEAD.

1987 · 2 incidents

June 19, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Adams Granite Quarry · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS OPERATI3G JACKHAMMER IN QUARRY DRILLING HOLE AND BOUNCED OUT OF HOLE ONTO HIS TOES.INJURING HIS TOES.

1985 · 1 incident

October 28, 1985 GA · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Adams Granite Quarry · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN ATTEMPTED TO PUT DOGS TO THE ROCK AND CAUGHT FINGER IN THE CHAIN.

1983 · 1 incident

June 7, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Adams Granite Quarry · Fall from machine

LOADING TRUCKS FOR CUSTOMER WITH A BLOCK AND DOG HOLE BROKE OFF ON ROCK RELEASING ROCK ONTO TRUCK SHAKING MAN OFF TRUCK ONTO GROUND AGAINST ANOTHER PIECE OF ROCK HITTING HIS HEAD CAUSING SLIGH T CONCUSSION IN BACK OF HEAD

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