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Avant Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Sandersville, Washington County, GA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0901088

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Aug 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
232
citations
61
significant & substantial
$65,066
proposed penalties
$65,066
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 16,963 3 0 176.9
2025 Q3 14,815 2 0 135.0
2025 Q2 15,693 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 13,103 4 1 305.3
2024 Q4 14,857 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 13,536 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 15,393 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 11,745 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

13 on file

2025 · 1 incident

August 29, 2025 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Southeastern Performance Minerals, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee sustained a laceration to their right, middle finger from a fan that was not guarded. The guard had fallen off. A pre-shift inspection was not performed that day. Employee did receive medical treatment for the injury, offsite.

2018 · 1 incident

April 12, 2018 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southeastern Performance Minerals, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was using wrench to loosen bolt on piece of equipment. When bolt broke loose, employee's hand slipped. Left ring finger was cut on piece of metal. Finger required 4 stitched.

2009 · 1 incident

November 30, 2009 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Georgia Industrial Minerals Inc · Struck by flying object

Dump truck was having brake problems. Driver parked truck on the road next to the oil shed for the diesel mechanic to inspect. The mechanic crawled underneath the truck to inspect brakes. As he was backing out from the truck, the side wall of the front inner tire on the driver's side blew out. It caused cuts & swelling to the face, eyes & right hand & hand is broken.

2005 · 2 incidents

April 18, 2005 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Georgia Industrial Minerals Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS USING AN ACETYLENE TORCH TO REPAIR HANDRAILS ON A MUD CAT DREDGE. A CAN OF ETHER BASED STARTER FLUID WAS CONTACTED BY THE TORCH OR A SPARK RUPTURED AND FLASH BURNED THE EE HANDS, ARMS AND FACE

January 7, 2005 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Georgia Industrial Minerals Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE THOUGHT THE CLASSIFIER REJECT LINE WAS "STOPPED UP". EE PROCEDED TO INSERT RIGHT GLOVED HAND UP A PIPE ATTACHED TO A ROTOR LOCK THAT WAS NOT LOCKED OUT. THE TIPS OF THE 3 MIDDLE FINGERS WERE CUT OFF.

2003 · 1 incident

July 3, 2003 GA · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Georgia Industrial Minerals Inc · No Value Found

EE IS A PLANT OPERATOR. HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A MILL OPERATED BY A 40 HP 480V ELECTRIC MOTOR. HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE MOTOR OFF WITH THE SAFETY KNIFE DISCONNECT LOCATED AT THE MOTOR IN STEAD OF USING ON/OFF SWITCH IN THE CONTROL ROOM 50'AWAY. HE APPARENTLY DISENGAGED THE KNIFE SWITCH SLOWLY RESULTING IN AN ELECTRIC ARC WHICH BLEW OUT AN INSTALLED AMP METER IN THE DOOR.

2002 · 2 incidents

December 16, 2002 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Georgia Industrial Minerals Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TURNING ON A PUMP. OTHER WENT OUT THE DOOR TO SEE IF PUMP WAS TURNING WHEN THE BREAKER BOX TRIPPED AND FAILED CREATING A LOUD NOISE. THE NOISE WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF EE CAUSING A HEADACH E LATER THAT EVENING.

September 10, 2002 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Georgia Industrial Minerals Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS ON BASKET ON FORKLIFT, MISSTEPPED OFF, JAMMED RIGHT FOOT RESULTING IN FRACTURE.

2001 · 2 incidents

June 16, 2001 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Georgia Industrial Minerals Inc · Struck by powered moving object

AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY THE OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE DOZER BY CROSSING OUT THE SOLENOID ON THE STARTER. THE DOZER WAS IN A REVERSE GEAR & THROTTLE OPEN, WITH SAFETY LEVER IN THE UP POSITION. THIS RESULTED IN THE OPERATOR FALLING & BEING RUN OVER BY DOZER.

May 17, 2001 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Georgia Industrial Minerals Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THREE MEN WERE REPAIRING A DRYER FEEDER. THE FORKLIFT HUNG ON AN AUGER. HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN AUGER AND FORKLIFT. FINGER CUT IN 5 PLACES.

2000 · 3 incidents

September 30, 2000 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Georgia Industrial Minerals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WASHING OUT BLUNGER WHEN SLIPPED & FELL & HIT GROIN AREA. EE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY REPORT INJURY