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BUCKHORN QUARRY: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Forsyth County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0901044

MSHA record for BUCKHORN QUARRY (mine ID 0901044). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1991–1997
Latest incident
May 1997
Ownership history
  1. Buckhorn Minerals Inc 1989 to 1994
  2. Martin Marietta Aggregates 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

BUCKHORN QUARRY sits in Forsyth County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Forsyth County, Georgia · Population 260,062
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$138,000
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1997 · 1 incident

May 10, 1997 GA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck against stationary object

EE HAD CUT A SHEET OF STELL 3'X3' SQUARE APROX 60 LBS AND HE WAS WALKING THE SHEET ACROSS WORK AREA WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME LOOSE STONE CAUSINGHIM TO TURN WRONG. EE SAID HE FELT SOMETHING PUL L IN HIS BACK.

1996 · 2 incidents

March 21, 1996 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Fall from machine

AS EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB DOWN FROM LOWBOY TRAILER, HE SLIPPED ON WET GROUND, CAUSING HIS KNEE TO OVEREXTEND.

February 21, 1996 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by flying object

IN PLANT AREA. CO-WORKER WAS USING SLEDGEHAMMER. PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS LEFT THIGH.

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 1 incident

September 28, 1991 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Buckhorn Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF MACHINE TO PICK UP BOLT,UP OUT OF ROADWAY HIT PEDAL AND BUCKET FELL HITTING TOE.