Ecc International · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WALKED IN MINE AREA WHERE TRUCKS WERE DUMPING. DRIVER COULD NOT SEE HIM AND BACKED OVER HIM.
Buffalo China Clays Company: 2 recorded fatalities Metal/Non-Metal
Ecc International
· Surface
Controlled by
Ecc Group Plc & Champion International Corp
Washington County,
GA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0901059
MSHA record for Buffalo China Clays Company (mine ID 0901059). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1992–1995
- Latest incident
- Sep 1995
Ownership history
- Ecc International 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Buffalo China Clays Company sits in Washington County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.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.
Fatalities at this mine
2 recorded
June 21, 1994
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Ecc International · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE BACKED OVER THE BERM ON THE DUMP. THE TRUCK TURNED OVER, LANDING IN A MUD POND UPSIDE DOWN. THE MUD FORCED THE WINDSHIEDL INTO THE CAB. THE MUD SUFFOCATED THE INDIVIDUAL.
Reportable incidents
7 on file (excluding fatalities above)1995 · 4 incidents
September 22, 1995
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ecc International · Struck by flying object
EE WAS KNOCKING A BROKE SALE CUT OFF OF RAOD, TRUCK XX A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF AND LODGED IN HIS STOMACH.
August 22, 1995
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Ecc International · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ROUGH EDGE OFF FROM A PIECE OF FLEXIBLE TUBING WHEN A PIECE OF THE TUBE FLAKED OFF AND WENT INTO LEFT EYE.
August 11, 1995
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
OTHER
Ecc International · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST GOTTEN BACK INTO HIS TRUCK AND HE SAID HE FELT A BEE ON HIS NECK. HE HIT AT THE BEE CAUSING THE BEE TO STING HIM SEVERAL TIMESBEFORE HE COULD GET RID OF THE BEE.
March 3, 1995
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ecc International · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE SAID THAT WHILE HE WAS GETTING FILTER OUT OF BOX ON HIS TRUCK, THE BOX LID STRUCK HIS HEAD CAUSING HIS HEAD, NECK AND SHOULDER TO HURT.
1994 · 2 incidents
Ecc International · Fall from ladders
WORKING 4' HIGH ON LADDER, A PIECE OF 10" CHANNEL SLIPPED OFF TOP OF 8" PIPE IT FELL DOWN LADDER, SCRAPING INJURED CHEST AND LEG. HE FELL TO CONCRETE.
March 29, 1994
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ecc International · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM MACHINE & DISLOCATED HIS ANKLE.
1992 · 1 incident
January 16, 1992
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ecc International · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OFF OF BACKHOE AND APPARENTLY HIS FEET LANDED IN THE WRONG POSITION. FRACTURE TO RIGHT ANKLE. (CAST APPLIED)