Mines in Rutherford County, North Carolina
Rutherford County, North Carolina has 13 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 11 abandoned. 39 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1988 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 278 citations.
Every mine MSHA has registered in Rutherford County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.
Abandoned and historical mine features in Rutherford County →
- Mines on register
- 13
- Active
- 2
- Fatalities on record
- 0
- Citations issued
- 278
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.
| Operator | Mines | Active | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| N C Dept Of Transportation-Div Of Highways | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Thompson Contractors Inc | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ameri-con Materials Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Wickham's Top Land Service | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Burgess Sand Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chapman Grading & Concrete Company Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mc Crary Sand Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogers Group Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seguin Industries Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Miller Creek Quarry And MillActive 0 fatal 55 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Thompson Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 3100083
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BROAD RIVER DREDGEActive 0 fatal 157 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Ameri-con Materials Inc. · MSHA ID 3101884
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Henrietta QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 57 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Rogers Group Inc · MSHA ID 3102258
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CHAPMAN SAND PLANT #2 WILSON SANAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Chapman Grading & Concrete Company Inc · MSHA ID 3101865
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Forest City PitAbandoned 0 fatal 9 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Brad Wickham's Top Land Service · MSHA ID 3102187
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Lake Lure MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Mc Crary Sand Company · MSHA ID 3101882
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MOUNTAIN CREEK PITAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Thompson Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 3101250
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Robinson CreekAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Robinson Creek · MSHA ID 3102238
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Rutherford County 221 East MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · N C Dept Of Transportation-Div Of Highways · MSHA ID 3101248
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Rutherford County 221 West MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · N C Dept Of Transportation-Div Of Highways · MSHA ID 3101247
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Rutherford County Dredge & PlantAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Burgess Sand Company · MSHA ID 3101892
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Sii N C PitsAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Seguin Industries Inc · MSHA ID 3102022
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Town of Lake LureAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Tim Edwards Landscaping Inc · MSHA ID 3102333
Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.
The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.