Mining Incidents

Continental Blue Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Kurt M Swenson
Elbert County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900991

MSHA record for Continental Blue Quarry (mine ID 0900991). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1987–1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1990 · 1 incident

April 16, 1990 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Continental Granite Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS ENGAGED IN DRILLING HOLES WITH SINKER DRILL WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BROKE THE WEIGHT OF THE DRILL CAUSE THE EE TO LARGE FORWARD STRIKING THE BROKEN STEEL WITH HIS RIGHT LEG.

1989 · 2 incidents

June 12, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Continental Granite Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING INT EH CAB OF A 992 B CAT FRONT END LOADER. A MECHANIC WAS DOING SOME REPAIR WORK ON THE FORKS OF THE MACHINE WITH A WELDER. THE EMPLOYEE WATCHED THE WELDING ARC WHILE R EPAIRS WERE BEING DONE, AND RECEIVED BURNS TO BOTH EYES. INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE ON PROPER PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW WHEN WORKING AROUND SOMEONE WELDING.

March 29, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Continental Granite Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPL WALKED IN FRONT OF JET FLAME HANDLED BURNER WHICH WAS LIT AND IN RACK THUS BURNING R CALF

1988 · 2 incidents

August 29, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continental Granite Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WITH HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS WAS HELPING FELLOW EMPLOYEE MOVE A 55 GAL DRUM OF OIL STRAINING MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK

March 15, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Continental Granite Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON AN INCLINE FACE AT QUARRY SITE. PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1987 · 1 incident

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