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Paulding County Quarry: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Rockwood Stone Inc · Surface
Controlled by Daniel W Holloway
Paulding County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900909

Paulding County Quarry has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Sep 1988
Ownership history
  1. Paulding County 1979 to 1988
  2. Rockwood Stone Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1990 23
1989 26
1988 21
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Paulding County Quarry sits in Paulding 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.
Paulding County, Georgia · Population 174,292
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$94,557
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

September 20, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Rockwood Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS RUNNING THE JAW CRUSHER FOREMANS INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT INJURED HAD A HANG UP IN THE JAW AND THE INJURED TRIED TO PUSH IT THROUHG THE SHAKER DECK AND A SMALL ROCK FLEW UP STRIKI NG INJURED IN THE MOUTH AND NOSE

August 9, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rockwood Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

CLAIMAENT SAYS HE WAS CHANGING TEETH ON LOADE NO 53-19 HE HIT TOOTH OF LOADER WITH HAMMER A PIECE OF IT CHIPPED OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE LA ARM WAS TAKEN TO E ROOM AT PAULDING CO HOSPITAL WILL HAVE TO HAVE METAL REMOVED FROM ARM IN OUTPATIENT SURGERY