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Chestatee Mill: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Bragg Ian
Dawson County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0901090

Chestatee Mill has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1995–1996
Latest incident
Aug 1996
Ownership history
  1. Chestatee Minerals Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1997 0
1996 7
1995 8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Chestatee Mill sits in Dawson County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Dawson County, Georgia · Population 28,704
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$88,986
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1996 · 2 incidents

August 7, 1996 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Chestatee Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING GRINDER. HANDLE OF GRINDER HIT EE IN CHIN. WHEEL HIT SAFETY GLASSES WHICH CUT NOSE.

March 18, 1996 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Chestatee Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING TALC WITH AIRHAMMER. THE AIR HAMMER WENT THROUGH AND CRUSHED RIGHT GREAT TOE WITH CUT UNDERNEATH.

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1995 · 1 incident

May 25, 1995 GA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Chestatee Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL HE HAD HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON BUT THE STEEL ENTERED AT AN ANGLE WHERE THE GLASSES DO NOT PROTECT