Mining Incidents

North Ridge Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David A Giannoni
Elberton, Elbert County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900076

North Ridge Quarry has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1988–2009
Latest incident
Sep 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
58
citations
27
significant & substantial
$27,978
proposed penalties
$21,536
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,442 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
31
inspections on record
572
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: 572 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

North Ridge Quarry has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16 outstanding across 6 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.
$28K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$16
outstanding
54 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-07-20.
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
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 5,509 1 1 181.5
2009 Q2 1,657 4 1 2414.0
2009 Q1 4,220 5 2 1184.8
2008 Q4 4,389 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,782 3 0 627.4
2008 Q2 5,865 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,484 12 4 2676.2
Show 30 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q4 3,648 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,336 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,158 5 1 2317.0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 567 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,827 2 0 1094.7
2005 Q3 2,817 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,722 2 1 537.3
2005 Q1 2,830 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,926 2 1 1038.4
2004 Q3 2,653 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,689 1 0 592.1
2004 Q1 1,145 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 879 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,130 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,060 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,286 1 0 437.4
2002 Q4 5,240 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,283 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 7,334 6 5 818.1
2002 Q1 6,470 8 8 1236.5
2001 Q4 6,870 1 1 145.6
2001 Q3 3,788 4 2 1056.0
2001 Q2 4,324 1 0 231.3
2001 Q1 3,338 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,499 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,768 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,481 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,565 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
January 14, 2002 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Worley Blue Quarry · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEDGE FOREMAN AND HIS LEDGE CREW WERE REMOVING STONE & DEBRIS FROM A BENCH LEVEL AT THE QUARRY SITE. THEY HAD REMOVED THE RAILING AND APPROXIMATELY HALF THE BENCH LEVEL AT THE TIME HE FELL 28 ' TO THE FLOOR BELOW THEM. HE PASSED AWAY 2/1/02.

Reportable incidents

10 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2009 · 1 incident

September 26, 2009 GA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
North Ridge Granite Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

Moving crane from one area to another, was on slope, crane tilted, employee jumped off crane, hurting back. Damp conditions.

1994 · 1 incident

October 31, 1994 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Worley Brothers Granite Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HOOKING UP THE PAN AND THE DOG HIT HIM OVER THE RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO THE DR AND THE DR PUT STITCHES. HE WENT BACK TO WORK.

1993 · 1 incident

January 22, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Worley Brothers Granite Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS GOING TO MOVE A LITTLE PIPE BESIDE THE RADIATOR WHILE THE MOTOR ON THE WELDER WAS RUNNING. THE FAN ON THE WELDER CAUGHT HIS HAND AND INJURED SOME FINGERS.

1991 · 2 incidents

July 23, 1991 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HE SAID THAT HE WAS LOADING A ROCK WHEN HE JUMPED OFF THE TRUCK AND JARRED HIS SHOULDER. THE OTHERS AT THE QUARRY DID NOT SEE IT HAPPEN. THE DR SAID TO STAY OUT OF WORK WED. JULY 24TH THRU FRI DAY JULY 26, HE RETURNED TO WORK AROUND 1000 AM MONDAY, JULY 29TH BUT THEY DID NOT NEED HIM SO HE LEFT.

February 28, 1991 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Worley Brothers Granite Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS HELPING CLEAN UP AT A QUARRY WHEN HE PICKED UP A ROCK AND HURT HIS BACK.HE WAS ALREADY HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH HIS BACK.HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR 02-28-91 AND THE DOCTOR SAID HE HAD A BAD PULLED MUSCLES AND SENT HIM FOR THERAPY TREATMENTS AND SAID NOT TO LIFT ANYTHING TOO HEAVY.HE WENT BACK TO WORK 03-04-91.THE DOCTOR RELEASED HIM 03-11-91.

1990 · 3 incidents

February 13, 1990 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Worley Brothers Granite Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HOOKING A DOG INTO ROCK,MASHED RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.HAPPENED ON 13TH,REPORTED IT 15TH.CAME BY OFFICE FOR ACCIDENT SLIP,WENT TO DR,WENT BACK TO WORK NOON,MISSED 2 HRS WORK.

1989 · 1 incident

October 12, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Worley Brothers Granite Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS PULLING A DOG AND HURT HIS BACK HE CONTINUED WORKING AND DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 10/18 HE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT 10/18 AND WAS OUT OF WORK ONLY THAT DAY

1988 · 1 incident

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