Mining Incidents

Six Mile Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

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

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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
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
2025 Q4 5,010 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,589 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,206 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,267 1 0 441.1
2024 Q4 2,153 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,917 2 0 1043.3
2024 Q2 2,170 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,344 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
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 NO VALUE FOUND
Florida Rock Industries Inc · No Value Found

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.