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Alexander Quarry: 128 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

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

Alexander Quarry has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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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
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,600 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Martin Marietta Materials, Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
59
inspections on record
742
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 742 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Alexander Quarry has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 5 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$23K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
126 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $4K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-12-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
24.6%
significant & substantial
21.4%
high negligence or reckless
25.4%
reasonably likely or greater
54.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 4.8% low, 73.8% moderate, 21.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
10 citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
  • Settled 4 · 40%
  • Stood as issued 5 · 50%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 10%
80%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 5 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
35%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$4K proposed, $2K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2015-08-30.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
SE 2015-0441 Settlement Miller 2016 $2K → $600
SE 2009-842M Dismissal Lesnick 2010 $1K → $1K
SE 2008-123M Default Lesnick 2010 $439 → $439
SE 2008-122M Settlement Lesnick 2008 $200 → $200
SE 2013-382M Settlement Simonton 2014 $200 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2018-12-18, 7 years ago
31%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
39
samples
13
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz124 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg13
  • Fibers, >5um12
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (39)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2007-06-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.84 1.67 1.10 Drill Oper., Jackleg/Stoper
2007-06-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.67 1.78 1.50 Bagging Operator
2007-06-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.63 0.42 1.50 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-06-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.64 0.58 1.10 Drill Oper., Jackleg/Stoper
2018-12-18 Fibers, >5um 0.01 Supervisor, Co. Official
2018-12-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2018-07-11 Fibers, >5um 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2018-07-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2017-05-31 Fibers, >5um 0 Backhoe Operator
2017-05-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2016-05-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 0.38 0.66 Supervisor, Co. Official
2016-05-26 Fibers, >5um 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-05-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2015-05-22 Fibers, >5um 0 Truck Driver
2015-05-22 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.28 10 0.03 Backhoe Operator
2014-07-10 Fibers, >5um 0.01 Mucking Mach. Operator
2014-07-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2013-07-24 Fibers, >5um 0.02 Backhoe Operator
2013-07-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2013-07-24 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 Backhoe Operator
2012-06-20 Fibers, >5um 0.01 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-09-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2011-09-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-09-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2010-09-16 Fibers, >5um 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-09-16 Fibers, >5um 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-06-30 Fibers, >5um 0.04 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-06-30 Fibers, >5um 0.04 Drill Operator, Rotary
2009-06-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 1.13 0.20 Mechanic
2007-08-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.59 1.4 0.42 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-06-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 1.14 0.20 Backhoe Operator
2005-02-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2005-02-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2004-05-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 0.91 0.30 Backhoe Operator
2004-05-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 1.69 0.09 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2004-05-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.42 1.19 0.35 Backhoe Operator
2000-07-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2000-07-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 1 0.13 Backhoe Operator
2000-07-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Emerald Valley Mines 1950 to 2000
  2. North American Emerald Mines Inc 2000 to 2019
  3. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc 2019 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2020 1
2019 1
2018 1
2017 1
2016 2
2015 4
2014 4
2013 5
2012 5
2011 7
2010 8
2009 8
2008 11
2007 10
2006 5
2005 4
2004 6
2003 1
2002 1
2001 0
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Alexander Quarry sits in Alexander County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Alexander County, North Carolina · Population 36,440
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$65,268
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
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
Show 73 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q3 64 1 0 15625.0
2018 Q2 84 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 224 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 80 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 130 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 228 1 0 4386.0
2016 Q4 149 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 154 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 217 1 0 4608.3
2016 Q1 150 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 501 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 950 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,114 6 1 5386.0
2015 Q1 663 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 613 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,142 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 793 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 415 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 292 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,292 4 0 1745.2
2013 Q2 2,446 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,628 3 0 1842.8
2012 Q4 1,631 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,759 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,156 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,915 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,540 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,358 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,612 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,881 1 0 531.6
2010 Q4 3,179 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,480 1 0 287.4
2010 Q2 2,678 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3,013 1 0 331.9
2009 Q4 3,224 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,101 1 0 322.5
2009 Q2 3,145 9 3 2861.7
2009 Q1 2,912 3 1 1030.2
2008 Q4 3,143 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,834 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,941 1 0 253.7
2008 Q1 5,369 2 0 372.5
2007 Q4 3,982 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,169 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,303 10 1 2324.0
2007 Q1 4,730 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,965 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,699 1 0 370.5
2006 Q2 1,560 1 0 641.0
2006 Q1 1,970 1 0 507.6
2005 Q4 1,560 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,304 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,080 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,860 2 2 699.3
2004 Q4 2,880 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,600 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,591 15 3 9428.0
2004 Q1 2,400 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 174 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 100 1 0 10000.0
2002 Q1 880 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 1,068 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,284 0 0 0.0
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.