Polycor Georgia Granite Quarries · Struck by falling object
Employee was placing a water bag in a cut, the bag fell from the cut hitting the employee's right hand causing a small laceration.
Eagles Danburg Quarry, Inc. - Site 2 Metal/Non-Metal
Polycor Georgia Granite Quarries
· Surface
Controlled by
Polycor Inc
Carlton,
Oglethorpe County,
GA
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Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0901239
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2016–2024
- Latest incident
- May 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
8
citations
0
significant & substantial
$1,089
proposed penalties
$787
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 | 3,664 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 2,838 | 1 | 0 | 352.4 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,020 | 2 | 0 | 990.1 |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,781 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 2,459 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,496 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 2,082 | 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
8 on file2024 · 2 incidents
Polycor Georgia Granite Quarries · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Miner was walking to work location slipped and fell same level and landed on their left side.
2022 · 2 incidents
May 18, 2022
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagles Danburg Quarry, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Foreman & employees were cleaning off a wooded area when a tree got hung under a branch. Before they could react, the tree broke free and hit EE on the leg.
Eagles Danburg Quarry, Inc. · Struck by falling object
Employee was operating drill and rock broke off and hit right hand.
2021 · 2 incidents
December 7, 2021
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eagles Danburg Quarry, Inc. · Struck by flying object
Employee was hitting rock and a piece flew up and hit their eye. Employee did have on safety glasses per foreman.
February 17, 2021
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eagles Danburg Quarry, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was walking and slipped on the wet ground. As employee was trying to catch themselves, they hurt their right wrist.
2019 · 1 incident
Eagles Danburg Quarry, Inc. · Struck by falling object
Employee was cleaning work area with blow pipe and it slipped out of their hand and hit head.
2016 · 1 incident
Unknown operator · Struck by flying object
Moving rocks with the excavator, a piece fell out of the bucket and into some mud. Mud splashed up in the eye.