Mining Incidents

Broad River Quarries LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David W Dye
Lithonia, De Kalb County, GA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0901000

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2008–2024
Latest incident
Sep 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
135
citations
34
significant & substantial
$41,612
proposed penalties
$35,755
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 3,813 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,751 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,616 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,920 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,552 1 0 281.5
2024 Q3 3,929 6 4 1527.1
2024 Q2 4,190 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,111 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

10 on file

2024 · 1 incident

September 20, 2024 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Broad River Quarries LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was setting the electronic equipment to detect the centering of the holes to be drilled with the 3" diameter drill. EE mistakenly leaned on a rod of the hole finder equipment and fell. EE, two days later on the phone, told me that EE had broken EE's wrist and ankle.

2019 · 2 incidents

October 16, 2019 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man ELECTRICAL
Broad River Quarries LLC · Contact with electrical current

The worker was working with our technician at the power cabin at the quarry. When our technician was not present in the cabin the worker did a non-authorized procedure in the power cabin and gets shocked. The skin on the worker's hands was burned.

February 1, 2019 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Broad River Quarries LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

2 weeks ago, employee informed me that EE reported a finger pain to the previous Quarry Manager in February. EE didn't know of a specific task or event that caused the pain, but felt repetitive work tasks may have been a factor. EE was taken to the hospital for treatment. This injury was never reported MSHA because I discovered this only 2 week ago.

2018 · 1 incident

2014 · 1 incident

September 24, 2014 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Broad River Quarries LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was moving hose and a piece of rock fell on arm

2013 · 1 incident

2012 · 1 incident

November 5, 2012 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Broad River Quarries LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was breaking slabs with hammer and clever. A piece of steel came off the hammer and made a small puncture wound in his chest.

2010 · 1 incident

April 12, 2010 GA · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Broad River Quarries LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Two employee were carring a long piece of steel. When setting and be drillrod down it picked 1 finger as the rod flapped a the finger was between the steel rod and rock. This caused an injury to 1 finger that required stitches.

2008 · 2 incidents

March 3, 2008 GA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Broad River Quarries LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The victims ( previous owners) were on my property attemping to start a retired loader. The engine fired causing the loader to lunge in reverse running over the two victims.

March 3, 2008 GA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Broad River Quarries LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The victims ( previous owners) were on my property attemping to start a retired loader. The engine fired causing the loader to lunge in reverse running over the two victims.