Mining Incidents

Six Mile Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Rome, Floyd County, GA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0901144

Six Mile Quarry has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $121 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2003–2024
Latest incident
Oct 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
51
citations
6
significant & substantial
$7,929
proposed penalties
$7,154
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $775 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
57
inspections on record
999
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: 999 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Six Mile Quarry has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $121 outstanding across 5 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$121
outstanding
51 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-01-15.
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
2025 Q4 5,010 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,589 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,049 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,823 1 0 207.3
2024 Q4 4,581 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,792 2 0 417.4
2024 Q2 4,617 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,423 0 0 0.0
Show 89 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 5,420 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,820 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,890 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,175 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,170 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 5,204 2 0 384.3
2022 Q2 4,671 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,310 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 6,420 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 6,034 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 5,871 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 5,438 2 0 367.8
2020 Q4 6,055 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,645 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,789 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 6,028 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 5,875 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,664 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 5,609 3 1 534.9
2019 Q1 4,249 1 0 235.3
2018 Q4 3,895 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,018 1 0 248.9
2018 Q2 3,712 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,369 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4,105 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,875 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,833 2 1 521.8
2017 Q1 3,504 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,179 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,242 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,255 3 2 921.7
2016 Q1 3,509 1 0 285.0
2015 Q4 4,309 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,911 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,297 1 0 158.8
2015 Q1 3,316 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,267 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 6,486 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,689 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 3,066 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,599 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,468 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,818 1 0 171.9
2013 Q1 5,012 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,655 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,814 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,430 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,459 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,013 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,434 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,435 1 0 184.0
2011 Q1 4,438 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,313 2 0 376.4
2010 Q3 5,962 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 6,999 3 1 428.6
2010 Q1 7,010 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,508 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,158 2 0 324.8
2009 Q2 6,282 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,974 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,949 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 7,203 2 0 277.7
2008 Q2 6,108 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 7,476 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 7,192 4 1 556.2
2007 Q3 7,485 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 8,568 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 8,277 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 9,140 6 0 656.5
2006 Q3 8,688 2 0 230.2
2006 Q2 8,454 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 8,423 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,814 2 0 256.0
2005 Q3 8,151 2 0 245.4
2005 Q2 7,215 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 6,238 1 0 160.3
2004 Q4 6,823 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 7,843 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,946 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,511 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 8,475 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,973 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 14,525 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 7,632 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 8,543 3 0 351.2
2002 Q3 10,103 1 0 99.0
2002 Q2 10,382 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 8,480 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 8,480 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2024 · 1 incident

2021 · 1 incident

August 30, 2021 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee strained back while flipping hammers on horizontal impact crusher.

2015 · 1 incident

January 21, 2015 GA · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking to her personnel car to retrieve an item. As she was walking down the ramp she stepped off the matted area onto an area that had frost on it When she stepped on the frosted surface she lost her footing and ended up falling to the ground. During the fall she broke her leg in two places above ankle.

2008 · 1 incident

June 18, 2008 GA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Clearing the shot, slipped on a rock, fell with left hand hitting the ground first.

2007 · 1 incident

March 27, 2007 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was assisting in removing bearings from a screen. He took a 4 lb. hammer and struck the bearing race so the bearings would break loose, when a piece of metal entered his right eye. The employee was not wearing safety glasses.

2005 · 3 incidents

November 17, 2005 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

While cleaning out underneath the primary crusher with a water hose, a small rock was thrown from the crusher striking the employee on the right side back of his head.

March 14, 2005 GA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was checking rock shaker to see if it was locked down. The counterweight was stopped on the topside, and when the employee moved the sheave, the counterweight rolled to the bottom, catching his hand between the belt and the sheave. This caused lacerations to the right index and second fingers.

February 14, 2005 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee notified us of accident on 2/21/05. Employee was standing in scale house; claims spider bite on the right inside leg.

2003 · 2 incidents

August 6, 2003 GA · Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS WALKING FROM PRIMARY CRUSHER HOUSE TO THE CONCRETE PAD BELOW THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. AS HE WAS WALKING, HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL FALLING ON HIS HIP.

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