Mining Incidents

Blue Ribbon Quarries, Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Larry R Cook
Lexington, Oglethorpe County, GA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0901116

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2017–2020
Latest incident
Oct 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
85
citations
31
significant & substantial
$12,591
proposed penalties
$10,929
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 873 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 492 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 708 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,087 1 0 920.0
2024 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 880 1 1 1136.4
2024 Q2 612 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,027 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

2 on file

2020 · 1 incident

October 22, 2020 GA · Metal/Non-Metal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman OTHER
Blue Ribbon Quarries Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

Employee was feeling dizzy while preparing for daily work. This resulted in the Supervisor calling an ambulance. Employee was sent to the hospital for evaluation for high heart rate. Employee was released and sent home with no loss time.

2017 · 1 incident

November 15, 2017 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Blue Ribbon Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was drilling with a drill press and glove was caught in drill causing twisting of left hand.