Mining Incidents

Granite City Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Lexington, Oglethorpe County, GA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0900961

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2003–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
88
citations
31
significant & substantial
$14,670
proposed penalties
$14,329
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
2025 Q4 8,300 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,632 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 9,612 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 9,582 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,255 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 12,149 14 2 1152.4
2024 Q2 14,582 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 10,986 3 2 273.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2025 · 1 incident

June 29, 2025 GA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Granite City Quarries, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Miner was using a burner to burn granite. The miner lost control of the burner resulting in the flame blowing back towards them. Miner had burns on one leg from the knee to the waist.

2024 · 1 incident

May 23, 2024 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Granite City Quarries, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A mechanic for GCQ was seen by two GCQ employees to have fallen and been in a semi-unresponsive state lying on the ground in front of the mine office. The mechanic fell while trying to sit down, after complaining to peers of being dizzy, hot, and tired.

2011 · 1 incident

2003 · 1 incident

May 21, 2003 GA · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Moon Rock Granite Quarries Inc · No Value Found

LEANING AGAINST GUARD RAIL MAUALLY LOWERING SUPPLIES WHEN CABLE GAVE WAY. EE FELL APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET. CAUSING INJURY TO BOTH HEELS AND FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST AND BRUISED BACK.