Mining Incidents

Granstone, Inc.: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Granstone, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Darlene H Dye
Carlton, Oglethorpe County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900766

Granstone, Inc. has $812 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1987–2003
Latest incident
Aug 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
9
citations
4
significant & substantial
$812
proposed penalties
$812
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
13
inspections on record
151
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: 151 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Granstone, Inc. has $812 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$812
proposed penalties
$812
current assessed
$812
paid to date
$0
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-03-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
44.4%
significant & substantial
22.2%
high negligence or reckless
44.4%
reasonably likely or greater
66.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 77.8% moderate, 22.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Regency Granite Company Inc 1950 to 1981
  2. Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc 1981 to 2002
  3. Granstone, Inc. 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2004 0
2003 10
2002 7
2001 5
2000 8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Granstone, Inc. sits in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Oglethorpe County, Georgia · Population 15,221
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$69,784
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 1 0
2003 Q4 1,195 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,120 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,242 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,049 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,872 0 0 0.0
Show 11 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3 1,718 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,886 1 1 346.5
2002 Q1 1,590 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,491 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,015 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,769 1 0 565.3
2001 Q1 2,174 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,630 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,285 1 1 437.6
2000 Q2 2,831 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,427 5 2 2060.2

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
August 3, 1995 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man Fatality · MACHINERY
Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc · Fall from ladders

EE WAS STANDING ON LADDER WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 35-40 FEET INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE QUARRY WHERE HE SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG, LACERATION TO FAC E & SEVERE ABDOMENIAL INJURIES.

Reportable incidents

12 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2003 · 2 incidents

August 28, 2003 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Granstone, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS USING A BLOW PIPE TO CLEAN SAW BLOCK. HE FELL ABOUT WAIST HIGH & HIT THE SIDE OF HIS FACE WITH A HARD IMPACT.

April 17, 2003 GA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granstone, Inc. · Struck by rolling or sliding object

ROCK WAS SITTING ON SLOPE WHEN WORKERS UPPLED PIECE IN FRONT OF THE ROCK. THE ROCK SLID & CUT THE WORKER ON THE LEG.

2002 · 1 incident

October 2, 2002 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granstone, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE GOUT CHAIN BEING USED HAD A TWIST IN IT. THE OPERATOR PICKED UP THE BLOCK BEFORE FLAGMAN COULD STOP HIM. THIS CAUSED THE CHAIN TO BREAK AND A SMALL PART OF THE CHAIN PUNCTURED THE LOWER AR M.

1996 · 1 incident

1995 · 1 incident

1993 · 1 incident

June 14, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRYING TO REMOVE CHUNK OF GRANITE THAT WAS BLOCKING CHANNEL, RESULTING IN HERNIA.

1992 · 1 incident

August 20, 1992 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

35475MAN WAS STANDING ON TOP OF ROCK REMOVING WEDGES FROM OPEN CRACK THE ROCK THEN OPERNED UP AT CRACK PINNING HIS FEET AGAINST THE NEXT LEDGE.

1989 · 2 incidents

June 7, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PINCH 2ND FINGER ON RT HAND BETWEEN GRANITE & CHAIN

1988 · 1 incident

1987 · 2 incidents

November 12, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Georgia-Carolina Quarries Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING ROCK A3D CORNER BROKE OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 15 FT CAUSING BRUISE TO HIS RT SHOULDER AND RT LEG