Mining Incidents

Alexander Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Hiddenite, Alexander County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3101636

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2008–2009
Latest incident
Jul 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
128
citations
31
significant & substantial
$22,901
proposed penalties
$19,301
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 20 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 544 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 157 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 24 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 12 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 24 1 0 41666.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2009 · 1 incident

July 1, 2009 NC · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management OTHER
North American Emerald Mines Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Coworkers noted employee was having some problems with dexterity and a drooping lip. Our office manager took him to the emergency room. The emergency room physician stated (after taking several tests) that "some time in the past day or so employee had had a stroke." He was admitted to the hospital for additional testing.

2008 · 1 incident

August 28, 2008 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
North American Emerald Mines Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was exiting a tool shed at the office area and slipped on wet surface and fell on right shoulder.