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Sand and gravel mines in North Carolina: 68 open mines
MSHA lists 68 open sand and gravel mines in North Carolina, run by 49 operators and employing 316 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 392 citations and orders there with $94,316 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 27 injury or illness cases. The operators with the most open mines are Tarheel Sand & Stone Inc.; Lessees of B V Hedrick Gravel & Sand Co LLC; American Materials Company,LLC. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 68
- Operators
- 49
- Employees
- 316
- Active
- 56
- Intermittent
- 11
- New Mine
- 1
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 5
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 392
- Significant and substantial
- 68 (17.3%)
- Closure orders
- 6
- High negligence or reckless
- 46
- Proposed penalties
- $94,316
- Amount paid so far
- $88,297
- Inspections
- 705
- Inspector hours on site
- 3,843
- Citations per inspection
- 0.56 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 28
- Injury and illness cases
- 27
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- November 4, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in North Carolina
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
Operators with the most citations in North Carolina
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthews Pit | Carolina Aggregates and Sand Holding LLC | Johnston County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 35 |
| 401 Sand Pit | 401 Sand Company, LLC | Hoke County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 29 |
| Broad River Dredge | Ameri-con Materials Inc. | Rutherford County, NC | Sand, common | 6 | 25 |
| 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 |
| Northwest Mine | Landsdown Mining Corporation | Brunswick County, NC | Sand, common | 4 | 17 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ameri-Con Materials Adger Mine | Ameri-con Materials Inc. | Polk County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 11 |
| 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 |
| Marston Pit | R.L. Bradsher Contracting Inc. | Scotland County, NC | Sand, common | 1 | 10 |
| Candor Sand Pit | Midsouth Aggregates | Montgomery County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 12 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Lemon Springs | G S Materials Inc | Harnett County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 15 | 6 |
| Dempsey Wood Pit | Westside Minerals, LLC | Lenoir County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 6 |
| Buckleberry Mine | Mid-East Materials, LLC | Johnston County, NC | Sand, common | 2 | 6 |
| Elliott Sand & Gravel | Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC | Harnett County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 13 | 5 |
| Parkton Borrow Pit | 3RD Generation Ventures, LLC | Robeson County, NC | Sand, common | 4 | 5 |
| Lawndale Sand LLC Mine | Lawndale Sand LLC | Cleveland County, NC | Sand, common | 2 | 5 |
| Willisneck #1 Mine | RJ Bush Hogging Inc | Craven County, NC | Sand, common | 5 | 4 |
| Harrins Sand and Gravel LLC | Harrins Sand and Gravel LLC | Buncombe County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 4 |
| Slate Sand | Slate Sand Mining, LLC | Surry County, NC | Sand, common | 3 | 4 |
| Camden Pit | FSC II, LLC | Camden County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 4 |
| Anderson Sand PIt | Anderson & Co Inc | Edgecombe County, NC | Sand, common | 2 | 4 |
| Hannah Ferry Sand Pit | Carolina Sand Inc | Rowan County, NC | Sand, common | 3 | 3 |
| SC-9 | Barnhill Contracting Co., SouthEast Division | Lenoir County, NC | Sand, common | 2 | 3 |
| Burke County Sand Pit | Carolina Sand Inc | Burke County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 3 |
| The Sandlot | T R Equipment Company | Currituck County, NC | Sand, common | 1 | 3 |
| Aaron Sand Mine #52 | Tarheel Sand & Stone Inc. | Davie County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 2 |
| Ivanhoe Pit | American Materials Company,LLC | Sampson County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 2 |
| Grifton-NC Sand & Gravel | Sustainable Land Use, LLC | Lenoir County, NC | Sand, common | 6 | 2 |
| Pt-400-A | NQS D & B LLC | Mecklenburg County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 2 |
| Stevenson Mine | Stevenson Sand Inc | Pasquotank County, NC | Sand, common | 1 | 2 |
| Emery Pit | G S Materials Inc | Montgomery County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 14 | 1 |
| McDonald Pit | Hammill Construction Company Inc | Moore County, NC | Sand, common | 6 | 1 |
| Newsome Pit #2 | Commercial Ready Mix Products Inc | Northampton County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 1 |
| Weeks Sand Pit | Weeks Sand & Concrete, Inc. | Harnett County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 1 |
| Lilesville Pit and Plant | Lessees of B V Hedrick Gravel & Sand Co LLC | Anson County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 1 |
| Linden Plant | American Materials Company,LLC | Cumberland County, NC | Sand, common | 3 | 1 |
| Delaney Pit | Ernie Everett Site Preparation Inc | Lenoir County, NC | Sand, common | 3 | 1 |
| Aaron Sand Mine #68 | Tarheel Sand & Stone Inc. | Davie County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 1 |
| Lee-Mel | Mellott Trucking & Supply Company Inc | Lee County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 1 |
| Portable Plant SC-8 | Barnhill Contracting Co., SouthEast Division | Richmond County, NC | Sand, common | 2 | 1 |
| Benchmark Mine 1 | Tarheel Sand & Stone Inc. | Surry County, NC | Sand, common | 2 | 1 |
| Mar Mac Pit | Mar Mac Aggregates, LLC | Wayne County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 0 |
| Richmond County | Lessees of B V Hedrick Gravel & Sand Co LLC | Richmond County, NC | Sand, common | 5 | 0 |
| Prince Development Borrow Pit | B & M Prince Development Corporation | Columbus County, NC | Sand, common | 3 | 0 |
| MT-1000B | NQS D & B LLC | Alamance County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 0 |
| Aaron Sand Mine #53 | Tarheel Sand & Stone Inc. | Yadkin County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 0 |
| Solesbee Mine | LBM Industries Inc | Macon County, NC | Sand, common | 2 | 0 |
| New Hanover County Pits | S T Wooten Corp | New Hanover County, NC | Sand, common | 2 | 0 |
| Hayes Pit | Tarheel Sand & Stone Inc. | Wilkes County, NC | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 0 |
| Walker Sand Pit | Carolina Sand Inc | Davie County, NC | Sand, common | 1 | 0 |
| Wooten Screen #1 | S T Wooten Corp | Wilson County, NC | Sand, common | 1 | 0 |
| SC-10 | Barnhill Contracting Co., SouthEast Division | Bladen County, NC | Sand, common | 1 | 0 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sand, common | 36 | 52.9% |
| Construction sand and gravel | 32 | 47.1% |
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 | 68 | 8 | $11,217 | 4 |
| 2023 | 95 | 21 | $40,199 | 5 |
| 2024 | 109 | 23 | $22,194 | 9 |
| 2025 | 58 | 0 | $9,235 | 5 |
| 2026 | 62 | 16 | $11,471 | 4 |
Standards cited most at sand and gravel 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 | 50 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 47 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 31 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 25 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 23 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 17 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 16 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 14 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 12 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 11 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 8 |
| 30 CFR 56.23002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 8 |
| 30 CFR 56.18010 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 46.9 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
Injury and illness cases at sand and gravel mines in North Carolina
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Permanent disability | 1 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 21 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 5 |
What the accident reports at sand and gravel mines in North Carolina describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 8 |
| Handling of materials | 8 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 6 |
| Machinery | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| Striking or bumping | 1 |
| Powered haulage | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at sand and gravel mines in North Carolina
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 6 |
| Trucks | 4 |
| Shovel | 4 |
| Front-end loader | 3 |
| Bulldozer | 1 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 1 |
| Forklift | 1 |
| Washers | 1 |
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.