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Slate Sand Metal/Non-Metal

Slate Sand Mining, LLC · Surface

Controlled by Smith-Rowe, LLC

Pinncale, Surry County, NC · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 3101989

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 2019
Latest incident: Sep 2019

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$3,519

proposed penalties

$3,519

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	480	0	0.0
2025 Q3	480	0	0.0
2025 Q2	480	1	2083.3
2025 Q1	480	0	0.0
2024 Q4	480	0	0.0
2024 Q3	480	0	0.0
2024 Q2	480	0	0.0
2024 Q1	480	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2019 · 1 incident

September 10, 2019 NC · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER

Slate Sand Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Dredge Operator: EE came over CB Radio stating, "EE needed our help, something was wrong." I told our Loader Operators to stop what they're doing & go see what happened. Within 5-10 min. 1 of the Operators called offices saying, "Something's wrong with EE, get out here." EE was transported to hospital where it was confirmed EE had a stroke. EE passed away 9/15/19.