Two men were drilling bottom line when a seam in the next cut back gave way. The piece of stone that broke loose was large enough to crush both men. One man was fatally crushed and the other is in critical condition.
B G Hoadley Quarries Inc operator
Controlled by
David G Fell; Patsy H Fell-Barker; Lauren Roberts
MSHA operator ID: L02028
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 24
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 2000–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
75
citations
18
significant & substantial
$32,513
proposed penalties
$32,513
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 fatality
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 6 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 5 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 4 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2023
2
2020
1
2007
1
2006
3 (1f)
2005
1
2004
2
2003
2
2002
2
2001
3
2000
7 (1f)
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
April 21, 2006
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
ledgeman/hand, quarry man
Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
B G Hoadley Quarries Inc
· Struck by falling object
June 12, 2000
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
B G Hoadley Quarries Inc
· Struck by falling object
EE WAS DIGGING OUT BLOCKS FROM BLOCK STACK. HE HAD REMOVED TWO BLOCKS FROM THE STACK, AND PARKED HIS OADER ABOUT 15 FEET AWAY FROM THE BLOCKS. HE THEN GOT OUT OF THE LOADER TO EXAMINE THE TWO BLOCKS WHICH WERE ABOUT 4 FEET APART. THE BACK BLOCK WAS UNSTABLE AND TIPPED FORWARD FATALLY CRUSHING HIM BETWEEN IT AND THE FRONT BLOCK.