Mining Incidents

PAULDING QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal

Paulding, Paulding County, GA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0901107
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2003–2018
Latest incident
Jun 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2018 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While splicing a belt, employee received a laceration to the left arm.

2012 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was removing rock from the bottom side of the #4 conveyor. There were employees digging metal from a loader shank out of the crusher and dropping pieces onto the catwalk below. A softball-sized piece bounced off of the catwalk, fell to the level below and struck employee on the right shoulder blade, causing a small fracture to his scapula.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Utility knife being used to cut conveyor belting slipped causing a small laceration to the left leg requiring two stitches.

2006 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Picking up a box of orange boosters, felt something pop in left side of back.

2004 · 3 incidents

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

Ee was under truck removing drive shaft to repair fuel pump in gas tank. Parking brake was engaged but when drive shaft was removed the parking brake released. With the tires not being chocked and parked on a slight grade, the truck began to roll back. Ee is scheduled for consultation on 8/3/04 to have small bruise drained.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE'S FINGER WAS CUT WHILE OFF LOADING SCREENS.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STEMMING HOLES AND SHOVELING AND HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED FROM ROCK MOVEMENT AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPENING & CLOSING A POCKET KNIFE (NOT PERFORMING A JOB FUNCTION AT THE TIME.) THE KNIFE CLOSED AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND POINTER FINGER. THE CUT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.