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On April 13, 2024, MSHA was informed of a miner’s death at Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.’s Morgan County Quarry in Buckhead, GA. MSHA’s initial findings indicated medical related issues as the cause of death. However, on October 8, 2024, MSHA received the autopsy report which states the cause of death as drowning. After further investigation and review, MSHA has decided that this death should be charged to the mining industry.
After washing a concrete pad, a miner drowned in a two-foot-deep pool of water.
The information provided in this notice is based on preliminary data ONLY and does not represent final determination regarding the nature of the incident or conclusions regarding the cause of the accident.
MINE FATALITY – On April 13, 2024, a front-end loader operator drowned, lying face down in a pool of water. The front-end loader operator was last seen using a water hose to wash material off a concrete pad next to a pool of water.
FAI-6460287-1
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
Surface
(Crushed and Broken Granite)
Fatal Drowning Accident
April 13, 2024
Morgan County Quarry
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
Buckhead, Morgan County, Georgia
ID No. 09-01126
Accident Investigators
