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Bluebird #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Currituck Sand, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Frank T Williams Sr

Moyock, Currituck County, NC · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 3102188

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2018–2020
Latest incident: Jul 2020

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2003

172

citations

significant & substantial

$59,885

proposed penalties

$51,339

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
2025 Q4	6,121	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	7,318	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	5,696	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	5,222	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	5,683	2	1	351.9
2024 Q3	7,187	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	7,490	1	1	133.5
2024 Q1	7,361	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

2020 · 1 incident

July 1, 2020 NC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE

Currituck Sand, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Operator was travelling with 6445 loader from clay pile to sand pile when they accidentally let bucket to ground. Machine suddenly stopped and forced operator into steering wheel. Seat belt was on.

2019 · 2 incidents

April 29, 2019 NC · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Currituck Sand, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting steel bar to leverage dozer track.

January 18, 2019 NC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Currituck Sand, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Clear weather, dry conditions, employee was clearing excess dirt from under conveyor belt when triangular guard fell on them and bruised chest.

2018 · 1 incident

September 26, 2018 NC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Currituck Sand, Inc. · Fall from machine

Operator was on rear counterweight of JD 644J loader. Was checking water level in plastic reservoir when some water sprayed on ee, startled ee, and caused ee to fall to the ground.