Mining Incidents

Eagles Danburg Quarry Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Polycor Inc
Tignall, GA, Wilkes County, GA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0901224

Eagles Danburg Quarry Inc has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $282 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2014–2026
Latest incident
May 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
17
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,763
proposed penalties
$1,481
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $282 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
23
inspections on record
253
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 253 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Eagles Danburg Quarry Inc has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $282 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$282
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-06-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q4 1,771 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,943 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,271 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,819 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,509 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,427 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,283 1 0 779.4
2023 Q1 1,477 4 0 2708.2
Show 32 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 1 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 1,371 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,312 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 829 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q3 932 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,564 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 784 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 1,460 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,704 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,572 1 0 636.1
2018 Q3 1,779 1 0 562.1
2018 Q2 2,183 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,805 2 1 1108.0
2017 Q4 1,759 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,888 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 963 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 1,665 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,367 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,528 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,625 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,248 1 0 801.3
2015 Q1 729 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,250 2 0 1600.0
2014 Q3 640 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2026 · 1 incident

May 7, 2026 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Polycor Georgia Granite Quarries Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An EE was in the process of cutting a vertical wall cut using a Sky stone wire saw. The saw had been running at normal startup amps. During this time the employee walked behind the saw at the exact time the diamond wire failed and struck the employee on EE's right leg. Causing a laceration to the mid thigh. After physician consultation amputation near the knee was completed.

2017 · 1 incident

September 5, 2017 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eagles Danburg Quarry Inc · Struck by flying object

The quarry crew was putting up the Christmas tree. Employee was tapping on the wedge used to stabilize equipment when a piece of the wedge chipped off and went through pants leg and penetrated leg.

2016 · 1 incident

2014 · 1 incident

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