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Blue Sky Quarries, Inc. operator

Controlled by Massoud Besharat

MSHA operator ID: L18019

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 5
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 2010–2023

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

199

citations

significant & substantial

$160,187

proposed penalties

$128,182

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 fatality
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 1 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 1 non-fatal
MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2023

2017

1 (1f)

2013

2011

2010

Mines on record

Blue Sky Quarry #2 GA

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

July 20, 2017 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Blue Sky Quarries, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Cracked stone fell and crushed employee. Employee didn't follow procedure. Employee's lanyard wasn't tied off and the employee was using a foot wedge and jackhammer with 1 1/4" bit. Employee should have been using 3/4" plug drill and 5" tether and wedge. The employee was drilling from the base and should have been drilling at the top.