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Mines in North Carolina: 245 open mines and MSHA citations

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MSHA lists 245 open mines in North Carolina, run by 107 operators and employing 3,423 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 1,928 citations and orders there with $567,887 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 291 injury or illness cases, 1 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.; Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC; Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.

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Open mines: 245
Operators: 107
Employees: 3,423
Active: 203
Intermittent: 32
New Mine: 9
Temporarily Idled: 1
Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed: 11
Citations and orders since January 1, 2022: 1,928
Significant and substantial: 329 (17.1%)
Closure orders: 52
High negligence or reckless: 155
Proposed penalties: $567,887
Amount paid so far: $499,156
Inspections: 2,911
Inspector hours on site: 29,946
Citations per inspection: 0.66 (all mines 2.30)
Accident reports: 304
Injury and illness cases: 291
Fatalities: 1
Latest MSHA record: November 5, 2026

Operators with the most open mines in North Carolina

Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.

Operator	Open mines	Employees	Citations since 2022	Proposed penalties	Injury cases
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	38	644	232	$56,778	34
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC	19	367	45	$18,598	30
Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC	9	176	155	$46,905	16
The Quartz Corp USA	7	86	134	$31,425	4
Midsouth Aggregates	7	62	72	$19,175	6
Tarheel Sand & Stone Inc.	6	18	5	$715	0
NQS D & B LLC	5	6	3	$316	0
Sibelco North America, Inc	4	166	71	$17,949	3
Wake Stone Corp	4	103	15	$2,469	10
B V Hedrick Gravel & Sand Co	3	100	59	$20,451	16
Sunrock Industries LLC	3	49	42	$15,500	8
Chesapeake Materials (division/Luck Stone Corp.)	3	41	36	$6,501	2
Quality Stone LLC	3	5	25	$3,636	0
Imerys Mica Kings Mountain Inc	3	20	19	$2,786	5
Blue Water Industries II LLC	3	24	15	$2,348	7
Lessees of B V Hedrick Gravel & Sand Co LLC	3	52	12	$2,068	4
American Materials Company,LLC	3	18	10	$1,980	2
Cumberland Gravel & Sand Company	3	31	9	$2,471	8
Appalachian Stone Company	3	9	7	$1,193	0
Carolina Sand Inc	3	5	6	$898	0
Barnhill Contracting Co., SouthEast Division	3	5	4	$560	0
Carolina Stalite Company LP	2	148	115	$89,331	27
Carolina Aggregates and Sand Holding LLC	2	7	43	$13,866	1
Ameri-con Materials Inc.	2	8	36	$6,242	0
R.L. Bradsher Contracting Inc.	2	4	23	$3,162	0
Sustainable Land Use, LLC	2	9	17	$11,362	0
B & W Stone Company	2	15	14	$6,700	0
Radford Quarries of Boone, Inc	2	6	14	$2,789	0
Commercial Ready Mix Products Inc	2	7	11	$1,690	0
LBM Industries Inc	2	16	10	$1,343	0
General Shale Brick, Inc.	2	17	8	$1,185	0
G S Materials Inc	2	29	7	$955	6
Ernie Everett Site Preparation Inc	2	3	1	$147	0
Hammill Construction Company Inc	2	11	1	$133	0
Taylor Clay Products	2	2	1	$147	0
Pine Hall Brick	2	2	0	$0	0
S T Wooten Corp	2	3	0	$0	0
Statesville Brick Company	2	9	0	$0	0
Triangle Brick Company	2	10	0	$0	0
PCS Phosphate Company Inc	1	676	71	$38,659	37
Hoopers Creek Stone LLC	1	10	49	$28,529	0
401 Sand Company, LLC	1	7	29	$5,580	2
Alamance Aggregates LLC	1	7	24	$3,165	0
Wade Moore Equipment Co	1	9	21	$5,042	3
Wallburg Mulch Sand & Gravel Inc.	1	1	20	$2,876	0
3M Company	1	35	19	$3,287	26
421 Sand	1	3	19	$3,568	2
Boone's Woodlawn Quarry,LLC	1	11	18	$5,335	0
Glendon Pyrophyllite Inc	1	6	18	$3,098	0
Landsdown Mining Corporation	1	4	17	$12,228	0
Southside Materials, LLC	1	39	17	$4,628	1
Mc Crary Stone Service Inc	1	13	16	$3,977	0
Blue Water Sand & Gravel, Inc.	1	2	15	$3,780	3
H&B Stone, LLC	1	3	15	$3,223	0
VM Buyer LLC	1	32	14	$2,044	7
Alleghany Stone LLC	1	7	13	$1,751	0
Craven Stone LLC	1	9	13	$2,154	0
Best Sand & Gravel Inc	1	5	12	$1,796	0
Johnson Paving Company Inc	1	10	12	$1,634	1
Thompson Contractors Inc	1	20	12	$2,067	6
NJR Group Inc	1	3	11	$2,309	0
Southern Products and Silica Company	1	30	11	$3,526	2
Buechel Stone Corp	1	1	10	$2,153	1
Currituck Sand, Inc.	1	8	10	$2,075	0
Nantahala Talc & Limestone Company Inc	1	15	10	$1,420	1
Boyd Stone	1	2	8	$1,194	0
Covia Solutions LLC	1	43	8	$2,010	7
Elbow Road Farm Inc.	1	3	8	$1,168	0
Nansemond Sand and Aggregates LLC DBA Bay Sand	1	4	8	$1,996	0
Glenn Forest Products Inc	1	2	7	$1,041	0
LA Aggregate Materials, LLC	1	5	7	$1,748	0
Cardinal Quarries LLC	1	8	6	$903	1
Jordan Land Development Inc	1	1	6	$858	0
Mid-East Materials, LLC	1	2	6	$1,166	0
Westside Minerals, LLC	1	3	6	$898	0
3RD Generation Ventures, LLC	1	4	5	$596	0
Lawndale Sand LLC	1	2	5	$743	0
Resco Products Inc	1	6	5	$952	0
Western Carolina Stone Center & Supply Inc	1	1	5	$683	0
Anderson & Co Inc	1	2	4	$560	0
FSC II, LLC	1	3	4	$532	0
Harrins Sand and Gravel LLC	1	3	4	$596	0
RJ Bush Hogging Inc	1	5	4	$618	0
Shelter Creek Capital, LLC	1	5	4	$568	0
Slate Sand Mining, LLC	1	3	4	$568	0
Southern Aggregates	1	11	4	$576	1
Carolina Greystone Quarries, LLC	1	1	3	$297	0
Ponderosa Sand Pit, LLC	1	0	3	$0	0
T R Equipment Company	1	1	3	$0	0
Bear Garden, Inc.	1	0	2	$0	0
Carolina Quarries Inc	1	1	2	$290	0
Smoky Mountain Natural Stone LLC	1	1	2	$302	0
Stevenson Sand Inc	1	1	2	$0	0
Mellott Trucking & Supply Company Inc	1	2	1	$147	0
Weeks Sand & Concrete, Inc.	1	4	1	$147	0
Anson County Stone, LLC	1	1	0	$0	0
B & M Prince Development Corporation	1	3	0	$0	0
Blue Ridge Mountain Stone, LLC.	1	2	0	$0	0
H.B. Mellott Estate, Inc.	1	2	0	$0	0
Jonnie Green Const. Inc	1	3	0	$0	0

Operators with the most citations in North Carolina

Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.

Operator	Open mines	Employees	Citations since 2022	Proposed penalties	Injury cases
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	38	644	232	$56,778	34
Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC	9	176	155	$46,905	16
The Quartz Corp USA	7	86	134	$31,425	4
Carolina Stalite Company LP	2	148	115	$89,331	27
Midsouth Aggregates	7	62	72	$19,175	6
Sibelco North America, Inc	4	166	71	$17,949	3
PCS Phosphate Company Inc	1	676	71	$38,659	37
B V Hedrick Gravel & Sand Co	3	100	59	$20,451	16
Hoopers Creek Stone LLC	1	10	49	$28,529	0
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC	19	367	45	$18,598	30
Carolina Aggregates and Sand Holding LLC	2	7	43	$13,866	1
Sunrock Industries LLC	3	49	42	$15,500	8
Chesapeake Materials (division/Luck Stone Corp.)	3	41	36	$6,501	2
Ameri-con Materials Inc.	2	8	36	$6,242	0
401 Sand Company, LLC	1	7	29	$5,580	2
Quality Stone LLC	3	5	25	$3,636	0
Alamance Aggregates LLC	1	7	24	$3,165	0
R.L. Bradsher Contracting Inc.	2	4	23	$3,162	0
Wade Moore Equipment Co	1	9	21	$5,042	3
Wallburg Mulch Sand & Gravel Inc.	1	1	20	$2,876	0
Imerys Mica Kings Mountain Inc	3	20	19	$2,786	5
3M Company	1	35	19	$3,287	26
421 Sand	1	3	19	$3,568	2
Boone's Woodlawn Quarry,LLC	1	11	18	$5,335	0
Glendon Pyrophyllite Inc	1	6	18	$3,098	0
Sustainable Land Use, LLC	2	9	17	$11,362	0
Landsdown Mining Corporation	1	4	17	$12,228	0
Southside Materials, LLC	1	39	17	$4,628	1
Mc Crary Stone Service Inc	1	13	16	$3,977	0
Wake Stone Corp	4	103	15	$2,469	10

Mines with the most citations

Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.

Mine	Operator	County	Main commodity	Employees	Citations since 2022
K-T Feldspar Plant	The Quartz Corp USA	Mitchell County, NC	Feldspar	49	98
Carolina Stalite Company-Stalite Mill	Carolina Stalite Company LP	Rowan County, NC	Common shale	121	90
Lee Creek Mine	PCS Phosphate Company Inc	Beaufort County, NC	Phosphate rock	676	71
Schoolhouse Quartz Plant	Sibelco North America, Inc	Avery County, NC	Quartz, crystal	144	62
Hoopers Creek Quarry	Hoopers Creek Stone LLC	Henderson County, NC	Dimension slate	10	49
Lake Norman Quarry	B V Hedrick Gravel & Sand Co	Lincoln County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	41	40
Matthews Pit	Carolina Aggregates and Sand Holding LLC	Johnston County, NC	Construction sand and gravel	4	35
Gardner Quarry	Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC	Harnett County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	24	34
Arrowood	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	Mecklenburg County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	27	33
Rocky Mount Quarry	Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC	Edgecombe County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	15	32
Waynesville Quarry	Midsouth Aggregates	Haywood County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	10	30
401 Sand Pit	401 Sand Company, LLC	Hoke County, NC	Construction sand and gravel	7	29
Kittrell Quarry	Sunrock Industries LLC	Vance County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	8	28
Matthews Quarry	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	Mecklenburg County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	15	27
Mount Airy Plant	Chesapeake Materials (division/Luck Stone Corp.)	Surry County, NC	Crushed, broken traprock	20	26
Carolina Stalite Company -Aquadale Mill	Carolina Stalite Company LP	Stanly County, NC	Common shale	27	25
Broad River Dredge	Ameri-con Materials Inc.	Rutherford County, NC	Sand, common	6	25
Snow Camp Quarry	Alamance Aggregates LLC	Alamance County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	7	24
Wiseman Sullins/Chalk	The Quartz Corp USA	Mitchell County, NC	Feldspar	10	23
Raleigh Quarry	Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC	Wake County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	26	22
Kings Mountain Plant	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	Cleveland County, NC	Crushed, broken limestone	13	22
Fleming Pit	Wade Moore Equipment Co	Franklin County, NC	Construction sand and gravel	9	21
Wallburg Sand- US Hwy 1	Wallburg Mulch Sand & Gravel Inc.	Montgomery County, NC	Construction sand and gravel	1	20
3M Pittsboro	3M Company	Chatham County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	35	19
Crabtree Quarry	Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC	Wake County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	22	19
421 Sand	421 Sand	New Hanover County, NC	Sand, industrial	3	19
Woodlawn Quarry	Boone's Woodlawn Quarry,LLC	Mcdowell County, NC	Crushed, broken limestone	11	18
Chatham/Reeves-White	Glendon Pyrophyllite Inc	Moore County, NC	Crushed, broken traprock	6	18
Shelton	Southside Materials, LLC	Caswell County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	39	17
Northwest Mine	Landsdown Mining Corporation	Brunswick County, NC	Sand, common	4	17
Grove Stone Quarry	B V Hedrick Gravel & Sand Co	Buncombe County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	37	16
Mc Crary Madison Quarry	Mc Crary Stone Service Inc	Madison County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	13	16
Denver Quarry	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	Lincoln County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	10	16
Princeton Quarry	Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC	Johnston County, NC	Crushed, broken traprock	19	15
H&B Mine	H&B Stone, LLC	Mcdowell County, NC	Dimension stone	3	15
Eagle Springs-NC S&G	Sustainable Land Use, LLC	Moore County, NC	Sand, common	3	15
Blue Water Sand & Gravel, Inc.	Blue Water Sand & Gravel, Inc.	Johnston County, NC	Sand, common	2	15
Butner Quarry	Sunrock Industries LLC	Granville County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	35	14
Standard Mineral Division	VM Buyer LLC	Moore County, NC	Pyrophyllite	32	14
River Mine	B & W Stone Company	Yancey County, NC	Dimension stone	14	14
Bamboo Road Quarry	Radford Quarries of Boone, Inc	Watauga County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	5	14
Rougemont Quarry	Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC	Durham County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	22	13
Ange Mine	Craven Stone LLC	Craven County, NC	Crushed, broken limestone	9	13
Alleghany Stone	Alleghany Stone LLC	Alleghany County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	7	13
Spout Springs Pit	R.L. Bradsher Contracting Inc.	Harnett County, NC	Sand, industrial	3	13
Charlotte Quarry	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	Mecklenburg County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	27	12
Miller Creek Quarry And Mill	Thompson Contractors Inc	Rutherford County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	20	12
Marion Pit	Johnson Paving Company Inc	Mcdowell County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	10	12
Cherokee Co Quarry	Midsouth Aggregates	Cherokee County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	10	12
Best Pits	Best Sand & Gravel Inc	Wayne County, NC	Construction sand and gravel	5	12
Lilesville Pit & Plant	Lessees of B V Hedrick Gravel & Sand Co LLC	Anson County, NC	Construction sand and gravel	44	11
Drowning Creek Dredge & Plant	Southern Products and Silica Company	Richmond County, NC	Sand, industrial	30	11
Mallard Creek Quarry	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	Mecklenburg County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	13	11
Daurity Springs Quarry	Blue Water Industries II LLC	Chatham County, NC	Sand, industrial	8	11
Pine Mountain Mine	The Quartz Corp USA	Mitchell County, NC	Quartz, ground	5	11
Riley Quarry	NJR Group Inc	Stanly County, NC	Crushed, broken stone	3	11
Honeycutt Mine	Quality Stone LLC	Mcdowell County, NC	Dimension sandstone	2	11
Ameri-Con Materials Adger Mine	Ameri-con Materials Inc.	Polk County, NC	Construction sand and gravel	2	11
Hewitt Quarry	Nantahala Talc & Limestone Company Inc	Swain County, NC	Crushed, broken limestone	15	10
Whitewater Quarry	LBM Industries Inc	Transylvania County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	14	10
Hayesville Quarry	Midsouth Aggregates	Clay County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	13	10
Bluebird #1	Currituck Sand, Inc.	Currituck County, NC	Sand, common	8	10
Bent River Materials	Commercial Ready Mix Products Inc	Bertie County, NC	Sand, common	3	10
Midnight Blue	Quality Stone LLC	Mcdowell County, NC	Dimension stone	2	10
Marston Pit	R.L. Bradsher Contracting Inc.	Scotland County, NC	Sand, common	1	10
Elk Creek	Buechel Stone Corp	Watauga County, NC	Dimension stone	1	10
Raleigh-Durham Quarry	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	Wake County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	24	9
Neverson Quarry	Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC	Wilson County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	15	9
Hawkins Mine	Sibelco North America, Inc	Mitchell County, NC	Feldspar	5	9
Marston Plant	Covia Solutions LLC	Richmond County, NC	Ground silica	43	8
Knightdale Quarry	Wake Stone Corp	Wake County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	32	8
Garner Quarry	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	Wake County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	26	8
Fountain Quarry	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	Pitt County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	17	8
Moncure #2	General Shale Brick, Inc.	Chatham County, NC	Common clays	15	8
Candor Sand Pit	Midsouth Aggregates	Montgomery County, NC	Construction sand and gravel	12	8
Kannapolis Quarry	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	Rowan County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	11	8
Ballance	Nansemond Sand and Aggregates LLC DBA Bay Sand	Currituck County, NC	Sand, common	4	8
Thrasher Mine, Moyock	Elbow Road Farm Inc.	Currituck County, NC	Sand, common	3	8
Dunbar Pit	Carolina Aggregates and Sand Holding LLC	Edgecombe County, NC	Sand, common	3	8
Cannon Mine	Boyd Stone	Mcdowell County, NC	Dimension sandstone	2	8
Rockingham Quarry	Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC	Richmond County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	57	7
Castle Hayne Quarry	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	New Hanover County, NC	Crushed, broken limestone	29	7
Jamestown	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	Guilford County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	26	7
Pittsboro Plant	Chesapeake Materials (division/Luck Stone Corp.)	Chatham County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	20	7
Dillsboro Quarry	Midsouth Aggregates	Jackson County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	14	7
Norman Sand Mine	Cumberland Gravel & Sand Company	Montgomery County, NC	Construction sand and gravel	9	7
Greenville #2 Brown Mine	American Materials Company,LLC	Pitt County, NC	Sand, common	7	7
Exodus Mine	LA Aggregate Materials, LLC	Wayne County, NC	Sand, common	5	7
Patterson Mine and Mill	Imerys Mica Kings Mountain Inc	Cleveland County, NC	Mica	2	7
Broad River Mine	Glenn Forest Products Inc	Cleveland County, NC	Sand, industrial	2	7
Lemon Springs Quarry	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	Lee County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	28	6
Holly Springs Quarry	Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC	Wake County, NC	Crushed, broken stone	20	6
Moss Mill & Mines	Imerys Mica Kings Mountain Inc	Cleveland County, NC	Mica	16	6
Lemon Springs	G S Materials Inc	Harnett County, NC	Construction sand and gravel	15	6
Smethport Quarry	Cardinal Quarries LLC	Ashe County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	8	6
Dempsey Wood Pit	Westside Minerals, LLC	Lenoir County, NC	Construction sand and gravel	3	6
Battleground Mill	Imerys Mica Kings Mountain Inc	Cleveland County, NC	Mica	2	6
Buckleberry Mine	Mid-East Materials, LLC	Johnston County, NC	Sand, common	2	6
Jordan Land Development Inc	Jordan Land Development Inc	Ashe County, NC	Crushed, broken granite	1	6
Greensboro Portable Plant 1	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	Caldwell County, NC	Crushed, broken stone	70	5

Counties

County	Open mines
Mcdowell County	14
Mitchell County	12
Mecklenburg County	8
Wake County	8
Alamance County	7
Rowan County	6
Cleveland County	6
Richmond County	6
Moore County	6
Chatham County	6
Lenoir County	6
Surry County	5
Johnston County	5
Montgomery County	5
Harnett County	5
Currituck County	5
Guilford County	4
Buncombe County	4
Wilkes County	4
Cabarrus County	4
Lee County	4
Davie County	4
Watauga County	4
Anson County	4
Yancey County	4
New Hanover County	3
Pitt County	3
Wilson County	3
Forsyth County	3
Henderson County	3
Wayne County	3
Caldwell County	3
Ashe County	3
Edgecombe County	3
Craven County	3
Camden County	3
Burke County	2
Macon County	2
Catawba County	2
Iredell County	2
Onslow County	2
Randolph County	2
Rockingham County	2
Rutherford County	2
Vance County	2
Transylvania County	2
Stanly County	2
Orange County	2
Haywood County	2
Franklin County	2
Gaston County	2
Lincoln County	2
Robeson County	2
Cumberland County	2
Pasquotank County	2
Swain County	1
Union County	1
Caswell County	1
Beaufort County	1
Avery County	1
Jackson County	1
Davidson County	1
Northampton County	1
Hoke County	1
Granville County	1
Sampson County	1
Durham County	1
Scotland County	1
Clay County	1
Nash County	1
Madison County	1
Yadkin County	1
Cherokee County	1
Graham County	1
Stokes County	1
Bertie County	1
Person County	1
Pender County	1
Alleghany County	1
Columbus County	1
Brunswick County	1
Bladen County	1
Polk County	1

Mines by kind

Kind	Open mines
Stone	126
Sand and gravel	68
Nonmetal	39
Metal	1

Main commodities

Main commodity	Open mines	Share
Crushed, broken granite	83	33.9%
Sand, common	36	14.7%
Construction sand and gravel	32	13.1%
Crushed, broken limestone	11	4.5%
Dimension stone	11	4.5%
Crushed, broken stone	9	3.7%
Common clays	7	2.9%
Feldspar	6	2.4%
Sand, industrial	6	2.4%
Crushed, broken traprock	4	1.6%
Mica	4	1.6%
Common shale	3	1.2%
Quartz, ground	3	1.2%
Dimension granite	2	0.8%
Fire clay	2	0.8%

Citations and injury cases by year

Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.

Year	Citations and orders	Significant and substantial	Proposed penalties	Injury and illness cases
2022	426	86	$113,852	72
2023	440	85	$147,567	58
2024	411	62	$102,889	58
2025	288	30	$135,369	51
2026	363	66	$68,210	52

Standards cited most at mines in North Carolina

Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.

Standard	What the part covers	Citations
30 CFR 56.14100	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	200
30 CFR 56.14112	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	145
30 CFR 56.14107	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	130
30 CFR 56.20003	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	117
30 CFR 56.12004	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	114
30 CFR 50.30	Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses	95
30 CFR 56.14132	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	70
30 CFR 56.12028	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	68
30 CFR 56.11001	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	66
30 CFR 56.14207	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	64
30 CFR 56.14101	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	55
30 CFR 56.12032	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	48
30 CFR 56.18002	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	48
30 CFR 56.9300	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	34
30 CFR 56.4200	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	26

Injury and illness cases at mines in North Carolina

Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.

Degree	Cases
Fatality	1
Permanent disability	2
Days away from work or restricted activity	189
No lost time, or an occupational illness	99

What the accident reports at mines in North Carolina describe

Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.

Classification	Reports
Handling of materials	98
Slip or fall of person	60
Handtools (nonpowered)	49
Machinery	31
Powered haulage	26
Other	15
Striking or bumping	5
Exploding vessels under pressure	4
Falling/sliding/rolling materials	4
Fire	3

Equipment named in accident reports at mines in North Carolina

Equipment	Reports
Hand tools (not powered)	49
Front-end loader	19
Hand tools (powered)	15
Trucks	11
Shovel	8
Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks	8
Welding machine	6
Forklift	5
Man lift	4
Conveyor	4

Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.