American Blue Granite Quarry · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Miner jumped off 6' ledge to avoid possible further injury from swinging cables off of the crane. (copy narrative from 220081120058)
American Blue Granite Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
American Blue Granite Quarry
· Surface
Controlled by
Chris Robert Helms
Lexington,
Oglethorpe County,
GA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0901163
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2008
- Latest incident
- Apr 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
19
citations
4
significant & substantial
$74,796
proposed penalties
$3,107
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q2 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 41666.7 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,560 | 3 | 1 | 1923.1 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,424 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 749 | 1 | 0 | 1335.1 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,640 | 4 | 0 | 2439.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,591 | 3 | 0 | 1885.6 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,517 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,516 | 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 file2008 · 2 incidents
American Blue Granite Quarry · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Miner jumped off 6' ledge to avoid possible further injury from swinging cables off of the crane.