Mining Incidents

Beacon Tower Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3102203

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2008
Latest incident
Sep 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
9
citations
1
significant & substantial
$672
proposed penalties
$672
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
2011 Q2 1,783 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,086 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,302 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,947 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,054 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,887 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,861 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,102 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

1 on file

2008 · 1 incident

September 22, 2008 NC · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cool Spring Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine

Loader operator was entering the wheeled loader via steps, his right hand slipped from hand rail causing him to fall backward onto the ground, hitting his right elbow.