Mining Incidents

Georgetown II QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Jamestown, Berkeley County, SC · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800525
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2001–2024
Latest incident
Dec 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

Upon arrival to mine site, employee noticed a broken electrical coop power pole was on fire. Coop deenergized line and fire went out.

2017 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

was rolling peace of thin metal around another with heat and come-a-long. chain popped on come-a-long and hit employee in face. causing a cple lacerations on face and nose.

2015 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A PIECE OF METAL FROM A MACHINE DISCONNECTED AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HARD HAT.

2014 · 1 incident

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

Employee was cleaning the magnet off at the secondary plant. As he was trying to remove a piece of metal, the magnet pulled it back and pinched his thumb between the magnet and the metal. He was wearing his gloves and all other PPE required for the task. *he received five stitches making this a reportable medical.

2006 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Was walking back to his backhoe to move it off the edge of the cut because it was raining. Ground was wet and employee slipped and fell twisting his left foot and spraining his left ankle.

2004 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING A DRUM LID/PUMP FROM A GREASE DRUM, AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEG.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING NEAR AN OPERATING DRAGLINE IN THE PIT, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIS LT.ARM, CAUSING A LACERATION.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING CLUTCH PLATES FOR THE DRAGLINE WHEN ONE SLIPPED, STRIKING HIS HAND AND CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION ON ONE FINGER.

Struck by falling object

WHILE EE WAS CLEANING AREA BELOW PRIMARY FEEDER,A ROCK FELL FROM THE FEEDER & STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSING SOME SWELLING.