Mining Incidents

Delhi Mining Company: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Pasco E E
Wilkes County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900937

MSHA record for Delhi Mining Company (mine ID 0900937). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Aug 1990
Ownership history
  1. Delhi Mining Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Delhi Mining Company sits in Wilkes County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Wilkes County, Georgia · Population 9,553
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$52,542
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

August 27, 1990 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Delhi Mining Company · Struck by falling object

PUT FINGER IN CHAIN ROLLER PRY BAR SLIPPED IT SEVERED HIS FINGER

August 15, 1990 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Delhi Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

INSULATORS ON THE BACK OF SAFETY SWITCH BOX EVIDENTLY HAD CRACKED, AND WHEN HH PUSHED IN A PAIR OF FUSES IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE THE BOX CAUGHT ON FIRE.

August 5, 1990 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delhi Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS LOOKING DOWN INTO THE TUBE OF SUPERGLUE AND SQUEEZING IT AT THE SAME TIME AND SQUIRTED HIMSELF IN THE EYE.

1989 · 3 incidents

November 27, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Delhi Mining Company · Fall from machine

THE OPERATOR FIRST USED A FRONT END LOADER TO PLACE WET MATERIAL INTO A HOPPER THAT IN TURN WOULD FEED A CONVEYOR BELT. DUE TO THE WETNESS, THE MATERIAL DID NOT FLOW PROPERLY. THE OPERATOR T HEN STOOD ON THE FRONT END OF THE HOPPER WITH A SHOVEL. THE OPERATOR PUSHED ALL OF THE MATERIAL IN THE FRONT OF THE HOPPER ONTO THE BELT. A LARGE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL STILL REMAINE DIN THE REA

September 25, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delhi Mining Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE REPLACING COVER FOR CONVEY THE COVER SLIPPED FROM OPER R AHND STRUCK L HAND. FINGERS

January 9, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Delhi Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE DRILLING AN OPEN PIT QUARRY A SMALL ROCK STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

1987 · 1 incident

April 24, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Delhi Mining Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5RGING THE BATTERY OF A TOW MOTOR. HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE TOW MOTOR W CHARGE CABLES STILL ATTACHED TO BATTERY. APPARENTLY A SPARK OCCURED, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO BLOW UP.

1983 · 1 incident

July 18, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delhi Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DURING THE OPERATION IT WAS NECESSARY TO SHUT DOWN THE JAW CRUSHER & RE-POSITION A ROCK FOR CRUSHING. EE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LWOER BACK WHILE ASSISTING THE JAW CRUSHER OPERATOR IN THIS TA SK.