Mining Incidents

Fendley Enterprises Incorporated: 9 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Fendley Joe H Sr
Elbert County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900019

Fendley Enterprises Incorporated has had no fatalities among 9 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1985–1992
Latest incident
Nov 1992
Ownership history
  1. Fendley Enterprises Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1996 3
1995 4
1994 2
1993 8
1992 9
1991 12
1990 16
1989 15
1988 11
1987 13
1986 16
1985 18
1984 20
1983 16
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Fendley Enterprises Incorporated sits in Elbert County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 2.7% 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.
Elbert County, Georgia · Population 19,725
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$49,727
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1992 · 1 incident

November 19, 1992 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fendley Enterprises Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE HAD AN APPARENT SEIZURE; HAS A LONG HISTORY OF HYPERTENSION AND WAS NOT TAKING HIS MEDICATION AS PRESCRIBED. THE SEIZURE CAUSED HIM TO FALL RESULTING IN AN EYE INJURY AND LACERATION ON LEG. MEDICAL RECORDS ALSO INDICATE A LONG HISTORY OF ALCOHOL ABUSE AND APPARENT DELIRIUM TREMENTS AT THE TIME OF THE ALLEDGED INCIDENT.

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1989 · 2 incidents

February 3, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fendley Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP GEAR TO DERRICK. HE HURT LOWER PART OF BACK. HAS PAIN IN LEFT LEG NOW. 2/9/89 ACCIDENT REPORTED AND DOCTOR SEEN ON 2/9/89.

1987 · 4 incidents

June 11, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Fendley Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF GRANITE FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.

March 27, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Fendley Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object

PIECE OF GRANITE HIT RIGHT EYE WHILE EMPL USING BURNER ON QUARRY LEDGE.

1986 · 1 incident

March 31, 1986 GA · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Fendley Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON TOP OF BLOCK BEING LIFTED, CHAIN TIGHTENED AND GRANITE BLOCK TWISTED. EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE, WAS THROWN OFF BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF ROCK, AT WHICH TIME HE JUMPED AND A P IECE OF GRANITE3HIT HIM ON THE ANKLE.

1985 · 1 incident