Royalty Granite Corp · Fall onto or against objects
EMPL PUTTING DRILL ON OTHER SIDE OF ROCK.SLIPPED & FELL UP AGAINST ROCK HITTING LOWER RIGHT RIBS.
Oglesby Blue Quarry: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Royalty Granite Corp
· Surface
Controlled by
Kurt M Swenson
Elbert County,
GA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900990
MSHA record for Oglesby Blue Quarry (mine ID 0900990). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1986–1989
- Latest incident
- Jan 1989
Ownership history
- Royalty Granite Corp 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Oglesby Blue Quarry sits in Elbert County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 2.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
5 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 1 incident
Royalty Granite Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PUTTING JACK HAMMER HOLE IN ROCK ROCK FELL ONE WAY AND HE JUMPED BACK OTHER WYA TWISTING MUCLE IN LEG.
1987 · 2 incidents
Royalty Granite Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
FUEL HOSE BLEW 2FF TANK AND FUEL WENT IN EYES AND FACE.
Royalty Granite Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE WEARING S5FTEY GLASSES EMPLOYEE WAS SHARDENING THE BIT ON AN INTEGRAL STEEL DRILL ROD AND A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYE.
1986 · 1 incident
December 10, 1986
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Royalty Granite Corp · Fall from ladders
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING OUT OF HOLE WHEN LADDER TWISTED AND EMPLOYEE LEAPED OFF LADDER SPRAINING ANKLE WHEN HE REACHED BOTTOM IT WAS A SHORT DISTANCE TO JUMP DOWN BUT EMPLOYEE LANDED ON HIS ANKL E THE WRONG WAY3CAUSING THIS SPRAIN.