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Avant Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Henry Hamilton
Washington County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0901030

MSHA record for Avant Pit (mine ID 0901030). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Jun 1989
Ownership history
  1. Hamilton Construction Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Avant Pit sits in Washington County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Washington County, Georgia · Population 19,893
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$44,009
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

June 21, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hamilton Construction Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

IT WAS BEGINNING TO RAIN EMPLOYEE GOT OFF THE DREDGE AND WAS WALKING UP A HILL TO THE OFFICE.HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE GROUND AND HE FELL CAUSING HIS ABCK TO TWIST OR SPRAIN.