Pioneer Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DRIVING WEDGES BREAKING UP STONE ROCK CHIP FLEW STRUCK HAND
Pioneer Quarry: 10 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Pioneer Quarries Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Huguley G William
Oglethorpe County,
GA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900978
MSHA record for Pioneer Quarry (mine ID 0900978). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1988–1991
- Latest incident
- Jul 1991
Ownership history
- Pioneer Quarries Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Pioneer 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
10 on file1991 · 3 incidents
March 4, 1991
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pioneer Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH KNIFE
Pioneer Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HAMMER CAME OUT HIT HIM IN HEAD
1990 · 4 incidents
Pioneer Quarries Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE EMPL WAS UNHOOKING PULL CHAIN FROM PIECE OF ROCK ELBOW STRUCK SHARP EDGE OF ROCK RESULTING IN LACERATION OF RIGHT ELBOEW.
Pioneer Quarries Inc · Struck against stationary object
HURT RIGHT ELBOW WHILE LOADING TRUCKS. BUMPED RIGHT ELBOW ON TRUCK TRAILER. JOINT EFFUSION ON RIGHT ELBOW.
Pioneer Quarries Inc · Struck against stationary object
CUT LEFT ARM ON SIDE OF GRANITE BLOCK. LACERATION LEFT ARM.
Pioneer Quarries Inc · Struck against stationary object
HIT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER ON PIECE OF GRANITE. LACERATION RIGHT 4TH FINGER.
1989 · 1 incident
Pioneer Quarries Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
FELL OFF LEDGE AND INJURED BOTH LEGS
1988 · 2 incidents
Pioneer Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HOOKING DOGS TO BLOCK INJURED LOWER BACK.
June 2, 1988
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Pioneer Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object
AFTER BUILDING A DIRT PAD FOR THE CRANE. A LOOSE DIRT CLOD WAS ACCIDENTALLY ROLLED OF THE TOP OF THE QUARRY HOLE - STRIKING THE WORKER IN THE HEAD, LACERATING THE SKULL AND EYE, AND FRACTURI NG HIS RIGHT ARM.