Mining Incidents

Stockbridge QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Stockbridge, Henry County, GA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0900071
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using an open blade box cutter to cut the top of a cardboard bore hole saver tube when the knife slipped off the tube cutting EE's right thigh. This resulted in a laceration of approximately one inch long and one quarter inch deep requiring four stitches.

2023 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a 992G loader shank into the loader bucket. The employee went to release the shank and felt a pop in lower back.

2022 · 3 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Employee lost footing while tramming manlift causing EE's foot to come off safety deadman switch. The machine stopped abruptly causing the employee to fall and striking EE's right shin on the kick rail.

Struck against stationary object

Employee struck EE's left lower back on a conveyor support frame. Employee received bruising on EE's back.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

As technician was torqueing wheel fasteners on the RRO of a 777 haul truck, the torque wrench shifted causing the wrench to crush the technicians left hand between the wrench and the wheel hub.

2020 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

As employee was loading a jack plate back onto truck it slipped out of employee's hands smashing the middle finger on right hand

2017 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

An employee was injured while using a torch to cut the nut off the back of a sand screw flight. The hot nut burned a hole through employee's pant leg which then allowed the nut to fall down into employee's boot causing a third degree burn to the right foot.

2016 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

The employee was attempting to throw a flop gate, when a piece of metal fell from the chute striking the employee in the left forearm causing a laceration.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was removing old lip shroud from loader bucket using a pneumatic wrench. While holding the worn bolt head with gloved hand the bolt spun causing laceration to left index finger.

2006 · 1 incident

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped off the bottom step on the truck, fell into a hole at the shot, fractured right fibula.

2005 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was cutting out a damaged profile on the screen deck with a torch. The employee lost his balance and fell onto the piece he cut off.

2003 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STEMMING HOLES WITH A 5 GALLON BUCKET AND SPRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING THE BUCKET.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING THE ENGINE BELT TENSIONER ON THE KOMATSU PIT LOADER WHEN INJURED.THE EE WAS PRYING THE TENSIONER BACK TO PUT THE BELT BACK ON, THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OFF AND THE EE'S HAND WAS PIN CHED BETWEEN THE TENSIONER PULLEY & FAN GUARD.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

COOLING CONTAINER WAS NOT FLUSHED OR EMPTIED BEFORE PUTTING ON CRANE. THEN COOLING FLUID IGNITED AND STARTED TO BURN. AFTER USING TWO EXTINGUISHERS, FLAME STILL WAS BURNING. FINALLY IT WAS PUT OUT WITH DIRT AND MUD. BEFORE DOING SO, EE BREATHED SMOKE AND TOXIC FUMES IN HER LUNGS. DUE TO SMOKE INHALATION, THROAT AND LUNGS WERE BURNT. SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED.

2002 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE OPENED DOOR TO GET OUT OF TRUCK WHICH WAS ON INCLINE. DOOR SLAMMED BACK ON RIGHT 5TH FINGER CAUSING LACERATION AND FRACTURE.

2000 · 3 incidents

Fall from machine

WHILE EXITING DOZER D-30, OPERATOR SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

Struck against a moving object

OPERATING OFF ROAD TRUCK WITH DEFECTIVE SHOCKS, HIT BUMP IN HARD ROAD AND INJURED BACK SOMEHOW.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES: I WAS PUTTING A FUNNEL ON CHUTE AND IT SPRANG LOOSE AND HIT MY FRONT TOOTH.