THE MAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNSTOP JAW CRUSHER HE WAS MOVING ROCKS BY HAND AND AS HE WAS MOVING ONE HE PINNED THE RING FINGER ON HIS RT HAND THIS RESULTED IN A MASHED AND CUT FINGER THAT REQUIR ED 5 STITCHES
Adairsville Quarry: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Adairsville Quarry (mine ID 0900992). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1987–1988
- Latest incident
- Apr 1988
Ownership history
- Vulcan Materials Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Adairsville Quarry sits in Bartow County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Bartow County, Georgia · Population 111,153
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$79,431
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1988 · 1 incident
April 5, 1988
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
1987 · 2 incidents
August 18, 1987
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck against stationary object
WHILE REPAIRING3T RAVEL SHAFT THE PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING MANS HAND TO STRIKE HIS HAND ON THE GEAR OF THE TRAVEL SHAFT CUT BACK OF LEFT HAND REQUIRING 6 STITCHES
February 3, 1987
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE STARTING 1AS GENERATOR CRANR ROPE JERKED THROUGH HAND CUTTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.INJURY REQUIRED SIX STITCHES.