Mining Incidents

Alexander Quarry 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.
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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-12-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 3 2 13824.9
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 1 0 3424.7
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 2 1 595.6
2011 Q2 1,612 2 1 1240.7
2011 Q1 1,881 1 0 531.6
2010 Q4 3,179 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,480 3 0 862.1
2010 Q2 2,678 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3,013 7 3 2323.3
2009 Q4 3,224 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,101 3 0 967.4
2009 Q2 3,145 19 8 6041.3
2009 Q1 2,912 15 3 5151.1
2008 Q4 3,143 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,834 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,941 10 3 2537.4
2008 Q1 5,369 7 1 1303.8
2007 Q4 3,982 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,169 1 1 239.9
2007 Q2 4,303 14 1 3253.5
2007 Q1 4,730 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,965 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,699 2 0 741.0
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 17 4 10685.1
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.

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