Mining Incidents

VILLA RICA QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal

Villa Rica, Carroll County, GA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0900736
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was cutting metal when EE tried moving a piece EE felt pain in EE's arm.

2024 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was working in a chute when they lost footing and fell approximately 2-3 feet. They landed on top of the screen deck hurting their foot.

2019 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Injured employee was removing the center pin on a Komatsu WA700. The pin came loose and fell injuring the employee's finger resulting in a fracture and laceration.

2016 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

While another employee was removing rock from a scalping screen, a piece of rock fell approximately 40 feet and struck the injured employee on the right forearm, causing a fracture to the forearm bone just above the wrist.

2011 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loading a shot, getting in & out of a truck, hurt right hand

2006 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

EE was cutting pins out of backstop to release belt after belt got hung up in head pulley. After the 3rd pin, the 4th pin broke, releasing backstop mount. Sudden movement caused EE to jump back and fall, striking his arm on step of head pulley, #2 conveyor.

2002 · 3 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS WASHING OFF SCREEN TOWER DECK WHEN HE ASKED ANOTHER EE TO SHUT OFF WATER. OTHER EE MISTAKENLY CUT WATER ON, WATER PRESSURE CAUSE INJURED EE TO FALL AGAINST SCREEN CAUSING BRUISED RIBS.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING GUARD ON THE CONTROL HOUSE WINDOW WHEN THE HYDRAULIC HAMMER THAT WAS HOLDING THE GUARD IN PLACE SLIPPED AND PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE A SLOPE SCREEN, WHILE CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH PULLING SCREEN CLOTH INTO POSITION HE FELT HIS SHOULDER POP.

2000 · 1 incident