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Cherokee Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Cementos Pacasmayo SSA
Murphy, Cherokee County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3102037

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Aug 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
9
citations
1
significant & substantial
$576
proposed penalties
$576
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
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 1,520 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,488 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,497 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,408 1 0 710.2
2003 Q3 1,464 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,477 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,456 0 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

4 on file

2002 · 1 incident

August 22, 2002 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Suzorite Mineral Products Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PERSON WAS PUSHING A LOAD OF MATERIAL TO THE LOADER USING A WHEELBARREL. AS HE TURNED HE STRESSED HIS BACK.

2000 · 3 incidents

December 14, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Suzorite Mineral Products Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE HAND MOVING JOURNAL. FOOT SLIPPED THEN PERSON AND JOURNAL AT SAME TIME FELL TO FLOOR, PINNING PERSON TO FLOOR.

November 28, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Suzorite Mineral Products Inc · Flash burns (welding)

PERSON WAS LYING ON HIS BACK WELDING. FLASH FROMWELDER ILLUMINATED UNDER THE MASK CHIN COMPARTMENT AND BURNED HIS EYES.

March 17, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Suzorite Mineral Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRANSFERING A 50 LB BAG OF MATERIAL FROM ONE PALLET TO ANOTHER. AS EMPLOYEE TWISTED SHE FELT PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK.