Mining Incidents

Highpoint Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Star Granite Co. · Surface
Controlled by F L (Rusty) Adams
Elberton, Elbert County, GA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0900020

Highpoint Quarry has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1984–2024
Latest incident
Feb 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
69
citations
11
significant & substantial
$9,453
proposed penalties
$8,886
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $567 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
61
inspections on record
831
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: 831 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Highpoint Quarry has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
69 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-18.
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
2025 Q4 7,374 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,840 2 0 292.4
2025 Q2 6,442 2 1 310.5
2025 Q1 6,491 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 8,582 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,351 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 9,394 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 8,113 0 0 0.0
Show 76 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 8,385 1 0 119.3
2023 Q3 6,543 1 0 152.8
2023 Q2 6,647 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 6,962 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,871 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 6,424 10 5 1556.7
2022 Q2 6,620 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 5,667 1 0 176.5
2021 Q4 4,789 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,816 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,611 2 0 433.7
2021 Q1 4,272 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,394 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,400 1 0 294.1
2020 Q2 3,789 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,103 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,919 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,304 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,537 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,806 2 0 525.5
2018 Q4 3,500 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,978 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 4,222 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,988 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,296 2 0 871.1
2017 Q3 2,766 1 0 361.5
2017 Q2 2,377 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,742 2 0 729.4
2016 Q4 1,805 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,498 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,382 1 0 419.8
2016 Q1 2,466 2 1 811.0
2015 Q4 2,113 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,341 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,375 2 0 842.1
2010 Q1 2,265 1 1 441.5
2009 Q4 2,426 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,988 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,036 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,818 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,787 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,509 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,016 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,409 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,474 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,600 1 0 277.8
2007 Q2 3,908 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,125 1 0 242.4
2006 Q4 4,268 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,911 2 0 407.2
2006 Q2 5,234 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,215 2 0 383.5
2005 Q4 4,703 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,051 2 0 396.0
2005 Q2 5,304 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,876 2 0 410.2
2004 Q4 4,533 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,648 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,375 2 1 372.1
2004 Q1 4,358 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,535 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,934 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,624 6 0 1297.6
2003 Q1 4,376 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,259 3 0 704.4
2002 Q3 5,117 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,259 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,876 4 1 820.3
2001 Q4 5,033 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,431 3 1 552.4
2001 Q2 5,106 6 0 1175.1
2001 Q1 4,364 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,694 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,470 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,736 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,412 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2024 · 1 incident

February 19, 2024 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Star Granite Co. · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee body discovered at approx. 7:30AM. Employee had not clocked in. Death due to suicide - see attached coroners and sheriff deputy report.

2022 · 2 incidents

June 21, 2022 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Star Granite Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting out of the fuel truck and twisted knee.

March 14, 2022 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Granite Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was standing on the ground when picking up pin that goes into quarried block. When employee picked up the pin strained back.

2021 · 1 incident

June 17, 2021 GA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Star Granite Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was standing on scaffold which was on the ground. The cable on the crane caught the corner of the DTH drill when the scaffold was being raised. When the 4 way cables were being raised this is when the DTH drill rolled over onto employees right leg. Employee had a bruised leg from accident.

2019 · 1 incident

March 12, 2019 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Star Granite Co. · Struck by falling object

Employee was leaning on a piece of steel, when the steel broke the jack hammer fell about two feet and landed on employee's right foot. Employee went to Elbert Industrial Medicine for treatment. Injury resulted in the foot being very bruised and swollen. Employee is on light duty work at the quarry until foot is healed.

2018 · 1 incident

1989 · 1 incident

1986 · 1 incident

1984 · 1 incident

July 12, 1984 GA · Metal/Non-Metal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elberton Granite Industries · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS LOOKING AWAY FROM HIS WORK. HE DIDNT CLOSE UP THE SQUEEZE TO PREVENT SLABS FROM FALLING A SAW BACK SLAB APPROX 3-0 LONG 2-0 HIGH 2" TO 3" THICK FELL, I.NAME LOOKING AWAY WAS YELLED AT BY I.NAME, I.NAME WHILE TURNING TO MOVE AWAY - FELL - THE SLAB PIECE FELL ON HIS ANKLE. CRACKING A BONE IN HIS ANKLE

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The full compliance file on Highpoint Quarry

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.