Mathews Granite Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE MASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WHEN BIT BROKE ON DRILL
Oglethorpe Quarry: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Mathews Granite Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Mathews Eugene A
Oglethorpe County,
GA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900062
Oglethorpe Quarry has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1987–1991
- Latest incident
- Jan 1991
Ownership history
- Di Rienzo Brothers Granite Company Inc 1950 to 1985
- Mathews Granite Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1990 | 9 |
| 1989 | 7 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1984 | 8 |
| 1983 | 8 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Oglethorpe Quarry sits in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1991 · 1 incident
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1990 · 1 incident
Mathews Granite Inc · Struck by flying object
PC OF BARK FROM FIRE BLEW INTO L EYE FOUND AN ABRASION BUT DID NOT REMOVE ANY OBJECT
1987 · 1 incident
Mathews Granite Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE MASHED3LEFT THUMB BETWEEN TRUCK DOOR AND PIECE OF GRANITE.