Mining Incidents

BURKE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Morganton, Burke County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3102097

BURKE QUARRY has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1993–2005
Latest incident
Feb 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
37
citations
10
significant & substantial
$2,955
proposed penalties
$2,955
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
21
inspections on record
320
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: 320 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

BURKE QUARRY has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
37 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-06-21.
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
2006 Q4 4,295 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,350 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,118 4 1 781.6
2006 Q1 5,392 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,471 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,751 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,807 4 0 832.1
2005 Q1 4,989 0 0 0.0
Show 20 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q4 5,567 2 1 359.3
2004 Q3 5,419 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,712 3 0 636.7
2004 Q1 4,746 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,619 2 0 552.6
2003 Q3 4,100 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,392 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,939 2 1 680.5
2002 Q4 4,313 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,955 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,621 6 0 1298.4
2002 Q1 4,368 2 1 457.9
2001 Q4 3,704 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,452 3 2 673.9
2001 Q2 4,580 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,717 1 0 269.0
2000 Q4 3,569 6 4 1681.1
2000 Q3 3,345 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,553 2 0 562.9
2000 Q1 3,790 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2005 · 1 incident

February 3, 2005 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Burke County Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE reached over the top of engine to take off oil filter and pulled lower back muscle, on Thursday 2/3/05. At 10:30 AM on Monday 2/7/05 he was hammering wedges in on screen plant and pulled same area again. Left work at 12:00 noon to rest strain. After Dr. visit & drug screen was placed on light duty work until re-evaluation on 2/14/05.

2003 · 1 incident

September 18, 2003 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Burke County Stone Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

ORIG BURN ON OR ABOUT 9-18-03 WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH SLAG ROLLED THRU SLEEVE-WAS UNREPORTEL AND UNATTENDED TO AT THE TIME OF INJURY. WEEK LATER ARM SORE AND SWELLED THEN FEVER. WENT TO DR. FRI 9-26-03 POSSIBLE CELLULITIS-TREATED NO RESTRICTIONS. RETURNED TO DR TUES SEPT 30, DEFINITE CELLULITIS-5 DAYS ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT. NO WORK UNTIL MON 10-6-03. AS OF 10-6-03 NO RESTRICTIONS

1997 · 1 incident

January 22, 1997 NC · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Burke County Stone Inc · Struck by falling object

THAWING WAS OCCURRING FROM PREVIOUS HARD FREEZE. A SPRING IN THE AREA ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOOSENING OF MATERIAL ABOVE WORKER. FROZEN MATERIAL AND OR ROTTEN ROCK TURNED LOOSE ABOVE WORKER S TRIKING HIM IN THE BACK. WORKER SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS, DAMAGE TO SHOULDER AND LUNGS, AND SEVERE D=BRUISE. RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL 1-29-97.

1993 · 1 incident

August 14, 1993 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Burke County Stone Inc · Fall from machine

STEPPING DOWN FROM SCREEN, MOTOR SIDE. SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON EITHER MOTOR OR FRAME. HEAD LACERATION RESULTED.

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