Mining Incidents

Royalty-Berkeley Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by James A Adams
Carlton, Madison County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900028

Royalty-Berkeley Quarry has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
51
Years on record
1986–2001
Latest incident
Apr 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
5
inspections on record
33
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: 33 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Royalty-Berkeley Quarry has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$55
proposed penalties
$55
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-02-09.
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
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
Show 17 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 757 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 1,101 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,725 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 981 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 918 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,890 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,020 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 496 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 506 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,143 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 983 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,045 1 0 956.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

51 on file

2001 · 2 incidents

April 17, 2001 GA · Metal/Non-Metal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman MACHINERY
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN BED OF DUMP TRUCK UNHOOKING A PIECE OF GROUT. AFTER THE DOGS WERE FREE, HE TURNED HIS BACK TO DO SOMETHING AND THE DOGS SWUNG AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK. THE FORCE DID NOT KNOCK HIM DOW N. COMPLAINED OF SORENESS 4-18/4-19 BUT WAS ABLETO WORK. EE WAS OUT 4-20 DUE TO PERSONAL BUSINESS. ASKED TO SEE DR 4-24.

March 1, 2001 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE AND OTHER WERE BELOW EE ON THE WORKING LEDGE PREPARING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF GROUT. EE WAS SIGNALING TO AOTHER EE, THE FLAGMAN. EE HAD JUST FINISHED DRILLING A PUNCH HOLE IN A SMALL PIECE OF GROUT. THE BIT HUNG UP, AND HE WENT TO GET A SLEDGE HAMMER, BUT TRIPPED ON AN AIRLINE, LOST HIS BALANCE, AND FELL APPROX. 8 FT HEAD FIRST ONTO FLAT GRANITE SURFACE.

1997 · 1 incident

February 14, 1997 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS WALKING ON LEDGE ROCK. HE FELL OFF LEDGE AND HIT SHIM. IT BOUNCED UP AND HIT HIM IN THE LIP. HIS TOOTH WAS BROKEN, HIS LIP WAS CUT.

1995 · 6 incidents

May 18, 1995 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD JUST FINISHED DRILLING A HOLE IN THE BLOCK. HE STEPPED BACK TO START DRILLING ANOTHER HOLE WHEN THE AIR HOSE CAME OFF THE DRILL. THIS STARTLED THE EE AND HE TOOK ANOTHER STEP BACKWARDS AND STEPPED OFF THE LEDGE AND FELL APPROX. FOUR FEET DOWNWARD. HE BRUISED ONE KNEE AND MADE A CUT ON THE OTHER. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY BELT.

April 19, 1995 GA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING A WEDGE WITH A HAMMER AND THE WEDGE BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH. HIS LIP WAS CUT.

April 18, 1995 GA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A SLOT DRILL AND WENT TO PULL SOME STEEL OUT OF A BLOCK AND THE STEEL BROKE LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE KNEE CAUSING IT TO BRUISE.

March 20, 1995 GA · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING PAN ON TRUCK AND JUMPED FROM TRUCK TO CRANE AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE HARD. THE KNEE LATER STARTED SWELLING AND BECAME PAINFUL.

March 1, 1995 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE LEDGE. HE BENT DOWN TO PUSH AGAINST A ROCK TO ROLL IT AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK. HE DROPPED DOWN AND COULDN'T GET BACK UP WITHOUT A LOT OF PAIN.

1994 · 10 incidents

August 1, 1994 GA · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE SAW SHED BREAKING UP ROCK HE WAS LEANING OVER A BLOCK OF STONE REACHING FOR SOME WEDGES THE HAND THAT HE HAD HIS WEIGHT SUPPORTED ON SLIPPED & WAS CUT ON THE SHARP EDGE OF THE ROCK

July 28, 1994 GA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS USING A PLUG DRILL. WHEN HE FINISHED WITH DRILLING THE HOLE, THE DRILL BOUNCED ON THE ROCK AND KNOCKED HIM INTO THE RAIL. THE RAIL BROKE AND HE FELL ONTO SOME BROKEN UP ROCKS.

June 23, 1994 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES CLEARING A SPOT ON THE LEDGE FOR HIS DRILL WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON THE LEDGE ABOVE HIM AND ACCIDENTLY PUSHED A ROCK OVER THE LEDGE. THE ROCK S TRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING A BAD BRUISE.

June 20, 1994 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACK TO HIS WORK SITE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCKAND SCRAPED HIS LOWER LEFT LEG ON ANTOHER ROCK. FIRST AID WAS APPLEID AT THE TIME. ITW A NOT A SEVERE SCRAPE. SEVERAL DAY S LATER THE SCRAPE BECAME INFECTED AND WE SENT HIM TO THE DR.

May 17, 1994 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DOGGING A BLOCK TO BE LIFTED OUT OF THE QUARRY WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE DOGS AND CHAINS.

May 10, 1994 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON COMPRESSOR. COMPRESSOR PRESSUR EOVERLOADED AN DSAFETY VALVE DID NOT PROPERLY RELEASE PRESSURE AND CAUSED THE COMPRESOR TO BLOW UP. PARTS OF HTE COMPRESSOR BLEW AND CA USED LACERATIONS AND BRUISES TO EMLOYEE'S STOMACH, LEFT LEG, AND RIGHT ARM, LEG, AND FOOT.

April 21, 1994 GA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST MOVED A BLOCK OF GRANITE WHEN HE STEPPED IN SOME MUD AND SLIPPED AND LOST HIS BALANCE. WHEN HE TRIED TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE, HE FELL AND IN TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF HE GRABBED FOR SOME ROCK AND LANDED ON SOME BROKEN ROCK THEREBY CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.

April 13, 1994 GA · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE PUT PINS ON A ROCK THAT WAS TO BE LIFTED & AS IT WAS BEING LIFTED ONE OF THE PINS CAME OUT CAUSIKNG THE ROCK TO FALL WHEN THE ROCK FELL SMALL PIECES OF GRANITE FLEW OFF THE ROCK & A P IECE MADE A CUT ON EMPLOYEES RT ELBOW

March 29, 1994 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING BLACK POWDER TO MAKE A BLOCK LIFT. BLACK PREMATURELY IGNITED CAUSING AN EXPLOSION. AS A RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION EE RECEIVED LACERATIONS TO HIS RIGHT HAND AND KNEE.

February 8, 1994 GA · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE CLUTCH ON A CLINE TRUCK WHEN SOME PIECES OF MATERIAL CAME LOOSE FROM THE CLUTCH & FLEW INTO HIS RT EYE

1993 · 9 incidents

November 15, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE D-9. HIS RIGHT EYE WAS APPARENTLY FLASHED BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE CRACK IN THE SHIELD ON THE WELDING HOOD.

November 3, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TAPERS ON INTERSET STEEL WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL WENT UNDERNEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES & EMBEDDED IN HIS EYE.

November 2, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WITH A DRILL THAT WAS BEING LET DOWN INTO THE QUARRY WITH THE CANE. HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LEGS OF DRILL & JAWS OF CRANE.

September 13, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE DRILL WHEN THE LEGS COLLAPSED AND SMASHED THUMB ON RIGHT HAND.

April 28, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING GROUT ONTO THE DUMP TRUCK WHEN TWO PIECES OF ROCK SHIFTED TOGETHER AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN THEM.

March 17, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN THE LADDER INTO THE QUARRY TO START WORK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER. HE TRIED TO GRAB HOLD OF THE RAIL ON THE LADDER AND HE STRAINED HIS NECK AND SHOULDER MUS CLES IN DOING SO.

March 3, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP THE BAR DRILL WHEN THE MANTIOWAC CRANE UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASED CAUSING THE BAR DRILL LEGS TO COLLAPSE. WHEN THE LEGS COLLAPSED, THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT AND HIS FIN GER WAS CUT.

1992 · 4 incidents

October 15, 1992 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER WHEN THE JACKHAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK & CAUSED A CUT TO A FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND

September 14, 1992 GA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SLOT DRILL. HE WAS PREPARING TO ROLL UP HOSE WHEN PILOT SHAFT HOSE ROLLER CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD.

August 6, 1992 GA · Metal/Non-Metal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman MACHINERY
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

79645D GAVE WAY UNDERNEATH THE PAD AND THE CRANE TIPPED OVER AGINST AN ALUMINUM PIPE AND THE PIPE HIT HIS SHINS CAUSING BRUISES.

August 6, 1992 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

68935 LIFTING A BLOCK OUT OF THE QUARRY HOLE, IT APPEARED THE GROUND GAVE WAY UNDERNEATH THE PADCAUSING SUDDEN DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF THE LOAD RESULTING IN A JOLT TO THE CRANE, FURTHER FORCING T 85079OUND TO BECOME UNSTABLE, RESULTING IN THE CRANE TIPPING OVER.

1991 · 1 incident

October 24, 1991 GA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Greene County Quarries, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

LOADING A BAG OF BLACK POWDER IN DRILL HOLE. BAG WAS LODGED IN HOLE. USED A METAL ROD TO PUSH BAG THROUGH. APPARENTLY CAUSED A SPARK CAUSING POWDER TO EXPLODE.

1990 · 1 incident

September 7, 1990 GA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Greene County Quarries, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING WEDGE HAMMER STRUCK ROCK AND BOUNCED BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.

1989 · 3 incidents

August 7, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman MACHINERY
Greene County Quarries, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING WASTE MATERIAL ONTO A FLATBED DUMP TRUCK. THE ACTUAL LOADING IS DONE WITH A GYE-DERRICK, OF WHICH THE INJURED EMPLOYEE IS THE SIGNAL MAN. THE EMPLOYEE HA D POSITIONED HIMSELF ON THE TRUCK TO POSITION THE MATERIAL FOR HAULING TO THE DUMP SITE. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF POSITIONING THE MATERIAL THE BOOM OF THE DERRICK DRIFTED COUNTER CLOCKWISE CAU

July 12, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Greene County Quarries, Inc. · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING JOB SITE IN COMPANY VEHICLE TRAVELING ON A NON-PAVED ROAD WHEN DUST AND DIRT WAS BLOWN INTO THE CAB OF THE PICK-UP TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING, AT THIS TIME HIS LEFT EYE WAS IN JURED DUE TO DUST.

1988 · 5 incidents

June 9, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Greene County Quarries, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE SAID THE WIND WAS LOWING SO HE HAD TO PULL HARD ON BOOM BRAKE CAUSING IT TO JERK HIS SHOULDER DOCTORS SAID IT WAS POSSIBLE HE HAD A PULLED MUSCLE

1987 · 8 incidents

November 10, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Greene County Quarries, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF A GRANITE SAWBLOCK WHEN A PIECE OF STONE THAT WAS LOOSE ON THE TOP OF THE BLOCK SLID OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG CAUSING INJURY.

October 28, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greene County Quarries, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING UP A LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND CAUSED A SPRAINED MUSCLE TO HIS HIP.

October 6, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greene County Quarries, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING A ROCK S2 TRUCK COULD GET BY, PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK

May 11, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Greene County Quarries, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING IN LOADING A TRUCK WHEN THE GRANITE HIT THE TRUCK AND JARRED EMPLOYEE IN GROIN AREA.

1986 · 1 incident

May 28, 1986 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Greene County Quarries, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD HO2KED CHAIN TO GRANITE SAWBLOCK TO LIFT OUT OF HOLE CHAIN HOOK PULLED LOOSE SENDING SMALL PIECE OF GRANITE TOWARD EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE HELD HIS HAND UP TO SHIELD HIS FACE FROM THE P EICE OF GRANITE3AND GRANITE STRUCK HIS HAND CAUSING THIS CUT TO HIS HAND

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