TWO LEDGEMEN WERE DRIVING STEEL WEDGES IN AN ATTEMPTY TO BREAK A 40"X8'X8' GRANITE BLOCK FREE. PART OF THE BLOCK DISLODGED AND FELL ON ONE OF THE EES. FIFTEEN 3/4"X6" HOLES HAD BEEN DRILLED IN TO THE SIDE OF THE GRANITE TO START THE WEDGES. ONE EE WAS DRIVING WEDGES NEAR THE TOP OF THE BLOCK, WHILE THE VICTIM WAS DRIVING WEDGES BELOW. A PIECE MEASURE 7 1/2'X8' RANGING FROM 4" TO 40
GEORGIA-CAROLINA QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal
GEORGIA-CAROLINA QUARRY has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1987–2004
- Latest incident
- Mar 2004
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.GEORGIA-CAROLINA QUARRY has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2005 Q3 | 253 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 3,260 | 3 | 1 | 920.2 |
| 2005 Q1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 3,169 | 4 | 3 | 1262.2 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,989 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,410 | 1 | 0 | 293.3 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,573 | 1 | 0 | 388.7 |
| 2003 Q4 | 3,533 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2003 Q3 | 2,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 3,097 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,796 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,187 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,713 | 1 | 0 | 368.6 |
| 2002 Q2 | 987 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,170 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 3,055 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,171 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 3,044 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,816 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 3,269 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,908 | 4 | 2 | 1375.5 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,973 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,193 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
16 on file (excluding fatalities above)2004 · 2 incidents
EE WAS DRILLING CAP HOLES AND THE PLATE DRIFT BIT BROKE CAUSING HIM TO MASH AND CUT HIS FINGER. EE DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE DR., HE CLEANED IT AND WENT BACK TO WORK.
EE WAS FOUND LAYING BESIDE THE FORKLIFT IN A POOL OF WATER. HE WAS PULLED AND RESUSITATED. HE WAS BREATHING AND PUT IN THE RECOVERY POSITION. HE WAS OPERATING THE FORKLIFT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE FORKLIFT WAS STILL RUNNING & IN REVERSE THIRD GEAR.
1998 · 1 incident
HE WAS LIGHTING BURNER AND FAILED TO OPEN AIR VALVE TO CLEAR FUEL OUT OF TIP AND STAFF. THIS RESULTED IN THE FLASH BACK WHICH BURNT HIS RIGHT LEG.
1997 · 1 incident
EE WAS BLOWING OUT THE BURNER CHANNEL AND THE BLOW PIPE GOT AWAY FROM HIM CAUSING IT TO FLY UP AND STRIKE EE'S HAND, WHICH WAS ON THE AUTOMATIC BURNER. THE BLOW PIPE BROKE EE'S LITTLE FINGER.
1993 · 1 incident
WHILE BREAKING UP ROCK WITH 16 LB HAMMER EMPLOYEE HIT HIS LEFT FOOT WITH HAMMER.
1992 · 1 incident
TRIPPED ON LEDGE, FALLING & INJURING RIGHT ARM & SHOULDER-SLIGHT SEPARATION CAUSING RESTRICTED DUTY.
1991 · 1 incident
WORKING IN GRANITE CURB PLANT, TWO PIECES FELL OVER AND EMPLOYEE HA HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIECES. HIS KNUCKLE ON INDEX FINGER WAS BROKENW ITH THREE FINGERS BROKEN EXCLUDING PINKY FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
1989 · 2 incidents
SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN PIECE OF STEEL FROM BULLSET SEPARATE & BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT LEG
SUBJECT WAS MOVING SMALLER PIECES OF GROUT WHEN HE STRAINED LOWER BACK
1988 · 3 incidents
DRIVING A METAL WEDGE WITH HAMMER, WHEN A FRAGMENT OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
CLEANING UP LOOSE ROCK WHEN PIECE DISLODGED & STRUCK RT. FOREARM CAUSING LACERATION.
MAN WAS DRIVING METAL WEDGE SPLITTING STONE, WHEN FRAGMENT OF METAL HIT HIM ABOVE RIGHT EYE CAUSING CUT THAT REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES.
1987 · 4 incidents
WORKING ON TOP 2F HOLE SPLITTING ROCK WHEN DOGS ON DERRICK HIT HIM IN HEAD KNOCKING HARD HAT OFF CAUSING MINOR SWELLING AND HEADACHE.
CUT RIGHT INDEX3FINGER ON SCRAP ROCK WHILE CLEANING UP
CLEANING UP SCR5P ROCK AND CUT LEFT HAND AND EDGE OF GRANITE.
PICKING UP GRAN3TE AND LEFT THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN METAL HOOK AND ROCK CAUSING A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB.
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