Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee lacerated forearm while trimming blasting tube.
Dahlonega QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, GA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0901105
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2004–2021
- Latest incident
- Apr 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file2021 · 1 incident
2018 · 1 incident
Fall from machine
While descending the ladder of the 980H, the employee fell to the ground causing a mild concussion with a potential loss of consciousness.
2017 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
An employee who owns a landscaping company (Double R Lawn Service) fractured vertebra when the riding mower the employee was operating rolled over on top of the employee while mowing a sloped area near the quarry entrance.
2015 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
The employee was re-positioning the jack and the transmission rolled off landing on the employee's arm. The shifter linkage hit the left forearm.
2013 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was unloading a piece of 4"" angle when the piece rolled and pinched employees fingers.
2006 · 1 incident
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was descending from Euclid Haul Truck, left foot entangled in last step causing him to twist back.
2004 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE'S RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ROCKS WHEN ONE FELL AS HE REMOVED ONE ROCK FROM THE PILE. AS A RESULT, HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS BROKEN IN 4 PLACES AND HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.