Mining Incidents

Columbus Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Muscogee County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900756

MSHA record for Columbus Quarry (mine ID 0900756). 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
1983–1989
Latest incident
Oct 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

October 31, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF HAUL UNIT FOOT SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 2 FT TO THE GROUND INJURING INSIDE LEGS GROIN AREA.

April 19, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP STEP THAT FELL FROM SHOVEL, BAD SPOT ON STEP CUT EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND INSIDE OF THUMB.

1983 · 1 incident

March 25, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS DISMANTLING BINS AT COLUMBUS PLANT EMP WAS VCUTTING BOLTS OUT OF BINS BOTTOM OF BINS GAVE WAY CAUSING EMP TO FALL APPROX 8FT TO THE GROUND TORCH THAT HE WAS USING TO CUT BOLTS BURNED SHOU SHOULDER

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