Mining Incidents

North Ridge Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David A Giannoni
Elberton, Elbert County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900076

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2002–2009
Latest incident
Sep 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
58
citations
27
significant & substantial
$27,978
proposed penalties
$21,536
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 5,249 1 1 190.5
2009 Q1 4,140 5 2 1207.7
2008 Q4 4,149 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,782 3 0 627.4
2008 Q1 4,484 12 4 2676.2
2007 Q4 3,648 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,158 5 1 2317.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
January 14, 2002 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Worley Blue Quarry · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEDGE FOREMAN AND HIS LEDGE CREW WERE REMOVING STONE & DEBRIS FROM A BENCH LEVEL AT THE QUARRY SITE. THEY HAD REMOVED THE RAILING AND APPROXIMATELY HALF THE BENCH LEVEL AT THE TIME HE FELL 28 ' TO THE FLOOR BELOW THEM. HE PASSED AWAY 2/1/02.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2009 · 1 incident

September 26, 2009 GA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
North Ridge Granite Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

Moving crane from one area to another, was on slope, crane tilted, employee jumped off crane, hurting back. Damp conditions.