Mining Incidents

GREENWOOD QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal

Greenwood, Greenwood County, SC · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800012
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Feb 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE was pushing a roller and felt pain/pop in right shoulder.

2019 · 1 incident

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

Customer Truck Driver was closing tailgate when a finger got caught between the tailgate pin and the truck bed resulting in amputation of finger tip, no loss of bone.

2007 · 1 incident

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee missed hit while driving bearing in head pulley and struck thumb.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a porta-power jack to push the crusher motor base back to tighten v-belt drive. The jack's head kicked out and fell towards the ground, the handle end of the jack flipped up and struck employee in the mouth.

2004 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee climbed down the ladder of the haul truck. He reached the ground, took a step backwards and twisted his ankle.

Struck by falling object

EE was helping unload jaw crusher parts from two tractor trailers with a mobile crane. A motor base was unloaded and placed on the ground. A toggle block was unloaded and placed on the motor base. A crusher shaft was then unloaded and placed on the ground with one end resting on the motor base. EE was walkign away when the toggle block slid off the motor base striking his foot.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

EE WAS RE INSTALLING A RETURN ROLLER ON A CONVEYOR APPRLX. 32 INCHES FROM THE GROUND HE WAS UNDER THE CONVEYOR ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES. AFTER INSTALLING THE ROLLER. THE CONVEYOR WAS LOWERED INT O POSITION. AT THIS TIME, THE ROLLER FALL OUT OFONE OF THE BRACKETS AND STRUCK EE ON THE FINGER.

2001 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING OFF A FRONT END LOADER. HIS HANDSLIPPED OFF OF THE HANDRAIL CAUSING HIS BODY TO TWIST OFF TO THE SIDE. HE FELT HIS KNEE POP WHILE TWISTING.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS SITTING ON THE TOP OF THE CRUSHER INSTALLING A PIECE OF RUBBER AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE CHUTE FEEDING THE CRUSHER. AS THE EE WAS BOLTING THE PIECE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.