Mining Incidents

Castle Hayne Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3100063

Castle Hayne Quarry has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
35
Years on record
1983–2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
146
citations
38
significant & substantial
$23,950
proposed penalties
$22,916
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,034 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
84
inspections on record
1,662
inspection hours
8.8
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.
146 citations across 1,662 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Castle Hayne Quarry has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 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.
$24K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$23K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
143 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-10-10.
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
2025 Q4 12,973 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 12,742 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 16,144 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 14,298 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 14,588 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 14,534 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 14,859 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 12,299 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 12,783 2 0 156.5
2023 Q3 10,409 1 0 96.1
2023 Q2 10,961 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 11,486 1 0 87.1
2022 Q4 11,510 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 13,452 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 13,044 1 0 76.7
2022 Q1 12,098 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 12,673 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 10,588 1 0 94.4
2021 Q2 13,292 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 11,692 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 8,281 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 6,238 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 6,590 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 9,447 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 8,892 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 8,526 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 7,609 1 0 131.4
2019 Q1 7,567 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 8,768 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 12,833 4 1 311.7
2018 Q2 15,925 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 13,453 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 15,287 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 16,526 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 15,521 2 0 128.9
2017 Q1 13,479 2 0 148.4
2016 Q4 12,950 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 15,744 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 14,594 1 0 68.5
2016 Q1 12,944 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 14,754 8 6 542.2
2015 Q3 15,392 3 0 194.9
2015 Q2 13,414 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 9,600 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 12,942 2 0 154.5
2014 Q3 14,237 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 15,031 1 0 66.5
2014 Q1 12,581 2 0 159.0
2013 Q4 14,882 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 16,342 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 17,102 6 3 350.8
2013 Q1 15,075 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 11,545 1 1 86.6
2012 Q3 11,709 1 0 85.4
2012 Q2 11,561 1 0 86.5
2012 Q1 11,009 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 11,830 3 0 253.6
2011 Q3 10,999 6 2 545.5
2011 Q2 10,748 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 8,588 5 3 582.2
2010 Q4 9,202 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 11,353 2 0 176.2
2010 Q2 9,227 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 7,942 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 7,025 4 2 569.4
2009 Q3 7,308 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 7,714 6 0 777.8
2009 Q1 7,524 3 0 398.7
2008 Q4 10,173 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 12,641 3 0 237.3
2008 Q2 14,480 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 13,171 1 0 75.9
2007 Q4 14,009 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 16,551 2 0 120.8
2007 Q2 17,089 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 18,420 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 18,436 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 19,095 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 19,189 7 3 364.8
2006 Q1 17,040 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 15,473 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 17,049 5 1 293.3
2005 Q2 16,505 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 15,671 25 10 1595.3
2004 Q4 16,542 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 16,316 3 0 183.9
2004 Q2 15,758 1 1 63.5
2004 Q1 16,869 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 15,285 9 3 588.8
2003 Q3 17,147 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 14,536 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 12,447 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 12,887 4 1 310.4
2002 Q3 16,227 1 0 61.6
2002 Q2 19,565 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 17,051 2 0 117.3
2001 Q4 18,847 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 19,133 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 19,515 6 1 307.5
2001 Q1 17,297 4 0 231.3
2000 Q4 18,585 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 18,277 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 19,707 3 0 152.2
2000 Q1 18,502 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

35 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

April 9, 2025 NC · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A train car wheel sparked on the tracks while leaving the site, starting a brush fire on the mine property.

March 24, 2025 NC · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A tree fell on mine property due to high wind, causing it to fall on a powerline, causing it to arc. This resulted in two brush fires to start burning on the mine property.

2016 · 1 incident

October 5, 2016 NC · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee reported chest pain while operating the Primary Controls in the plant. Employee was taken to the emergency room by ambulance. Employee was found to have had a collapsed stint and heart incident.

2015 · 1 incident

August 3, 2015 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was standing next to a conveyor when a rock fell from the conveyor striking his left hand causing a laceration.

2013 · 1 incident

November 22, 2013 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing a hydraulic hose on a front-end loader and injured his left arm.

2012 · 2 incidents

September 19, 2012 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee pinched left pinky finger while working on a clutch assembly requiring 8 stitches.

2007 · 1 incident

September 5, 2007 NC · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Miner was exiting pickup truck and apparently placed right foot out of truck to exit. When weight was placed on foot that was on a rock his ankle twisted and he fell to the ground. Fractured small bone in ankle.

2006 · 1 incident

October 9, 2006 NC · Metal/Non-Metal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

Suffered a hairline fracture of his pelvis & numerous bruises when the loader overturned. He worked his way around the feeder until he was in a position sideways on the ramp. He dumped a bucket of wet material into the feeder and some of it stuck in the bucket, he backed up & exceeded machine's center of gravity &overturned. He unbuckeled his seatbelt and climbed out.

2003 · 3 incidents

November 15, 2003 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LACERATION TO HIS HAND REQUIRING 8 STITCHES. CHANGING A BEARING, RAISED TAIL PULLEY WITH A PRY BAR. PRY BAR SLIPPED CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND.

June 25, 2003 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER WHILE PUTTING A BUCKET TOOTH ON RESULTING IN LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.

April 21, 2003 NC · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BACK INJURY OCCURED WHILE EE WAS SHOVELING ROCK SAND OUT OF THE STOPPED UP SCREEN ON THE SAND CLASSIFIER. STRETCHED TO AN AWKWARD POSITION TO REACH THE MATERIAL AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

2002 · 3 incidents

October 31, 2002 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING OPEN A SILICON TUBE WITH A BELT KNIFE, PULLING TOWARD HIS BODY. IT SLIP CUTTING WRIST, 6 STITCHES.

June 11, 2002 NC · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Fall from machine

FALL FROM DRAGLINE BOOM RESULTED IN BROKEN RIBS AND DISLOCATED SHOULDER. EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE GREASING THE SHEAVES ON THE GANTRY. THE BOOM WAS LOWERED TILL THE BOOM POINT WAS AT GROUND LEVEL AND THE GANTRY WAS LOWERED TO THE BOOM. HE WALKED DOWN THE BOOM AND GREASED THE LEFT SIDE, HE SLIPPED AND FELL 9' TO GROUND STRIKING THE BOOM STRUCTURE ON THE WAY DOWN.

January 30, 2002 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by falling object

ROLLER FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEG. CUT LEGREQUIRING 4 STITCHES.

2001 · 1 incident

July 11, 2001 NC · Metal/Non-Metal grader operator, roadgrader operator MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED CONTUSIONS AND LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD WHEN THE GRADER DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON HIS HEAD. THE GRADER WAS BEING USED TO LEVEL THE GROUND AT THE STOCKPILE AREA. THE GROUND WAS VERY HARD THE BLADE WAS CATCHING AND BINDING. AT ONE TIME IT CAUGHT HARD AND EMPLOYEE STUCK HIS HEAD OUT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAB DOOR TO SEE WHAT IT WAS CATCHING. BLADE BROKE FREE THEN CAUGHT.

2000 · 1 incident

April 11, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING BELT CLAMPS IN D CONVEYOR BELT. HE HAD TO CUT A PIECE OF BELT. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT LEG. REQUIRED STITCHES.

1999 · 1 incident

April 27, 1999 NC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck against a moving object

THIS INJURY IS A RECURRANCE OF A BACK PROBLEM WHICH ORIGINATED WHILE WHILE OPERATING A CAT LOADER 988 IN THE PIT AT CASTLE HAYNE ON 4/27/99. THIS WAS A FIRST AID BACK SPRAIN THAT HAS CONTINUED TO CAUSE PROBLEMS. THE DR. PUT HIM OUT OF WORK PENDING FURTHER NOTICE.

1998 · 3 incidents

October 9, 1998 NC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS SIGNALING THE GRADER TO MOVE INTO POSITION NEXT TO A TRUCK WHICH WAS BEING JUMP STARTED. HE FAILED TO MOVE TO A SAFE POSITION AND WAS STRUCK BY THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OF THE GRADER.

July 2, 1998 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS INSTALLING 1/2 SCREEN CLOTH INTO #2 SCREEN BOTTOM DECK. HIS HARD HAT CAME OFF AND ROLLED DOWN THE CHUTE. WHEN EE WAS COMING OUT OF SCREEN DECK, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON STEEL HANGING DOWN CAU SING CUT ON HEAD REQUIRING STITCHES.

March 3, 1998 NC · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AT THE OIL SYSTEM WHEN HE FELT SEVERAL SMALL ROCKS HIT HIS HARD HAT. AS HE STARTED TO MOVE HE WAS STRUCK ON THE TOP RIGHT AREA OF HIS HARD HAT BY A ROCK OF UNKNOWN SIZE.

1997 · 2 incidents

October 11, 1997 NC · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRIVING A WEDGE OUT OF CROWS FOOT DRAG CABLE WITH A HAMMER WHEN HE HIT WEDGE AND HAMMER ON SECOND HIT A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF OF WEDGE AND HIT EE IN LEFT LEG BELOW KNEE. METAL LODGED IN LEG AND HAD TO BE REMOVED REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.

July 17, 1997 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WASHING SPILLED MATERIAL AWAY FROM THE 4'1/4 CRUSHER WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A WRENCH BEING USED BY ANOTHER EE HE SUFFERED A CUT ON THE RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE ANKLE WHICH REQUIRED 7 STITCHES .

1994 · 1 incident

July 16, 1994 NC · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE AND HELPER WERE PUTTING UP WIRE LEADS FROM WELDING. WHILE HANGING THE LEADS DOWN TO EMPLOYEE BY HIS HELPER WIRE CAUGHT ON A SMALL HAMMER, CAUSING IT TO SLIP FROM PLAT FORM AND FALLING , HITTING LEMPLOYEE IN TOP OF HEAD.

1990 · 2 incidents

November 1, 1990 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE AND I.NAME WERE RAISING PULLEY UP TO CONVEYOR WHEN THE HANDLE SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN FACE, CAUSING SEX STITCHES.

August 17, 1990 NC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING WHEEL BAGS USING AIR HO;SE, WHEEL BAG CAME APART, CUT L INDEX FINGER

1989 · 3 incidents

October 14, 1989 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LIFTING DOZER TRACK IDLER WITH THE PETTIBONE CRANE IDLER WASHELD UP BY A CHAIN AND WAS BEING POSITIONED BY HAND A SIGNAL WAS GIVEN TO TOWER. THE IDLER OPERATOR HIT THE WRONG LEVER CAUSING CHAI N TO JERK CAUGHT EE FINGER IN PINCH POINT CUT IT

August 10, 1989 NC · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING BUCKET ON DRAGLINE WHILE TRYING TO FORM THE EDGES WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THE HANDLE BROKE CAUSING THE HAMMER HEAD TO FALL HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT FOREHEAD ABOVE THE EYE.

February 10, 1989 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Fall from machine

GETTING OUT OF TRUCK OVER REAR TAILGATE RTRUCK MOVED FORWARD EMP FELL OUT ON GROUND.

1988 · 1 incident

October 25, 1988 NC · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CREW WAS REMOVING A LOWER & UPPER MANTLE FROM SUPPLIER TRUCK VIA CRANE HAD PLACED THEM ON GROUND UPPER MANTLE WAS STUCK IN LOWER MANTLE I.NAME WAS REMOVING CHAIN FROM HOOK OF THE CRANE PLACI NG ONE HAND ON THE LOWER MANTLE THE OTHER ON THE CHAIN THE UPPER MANTLE CAME LOOSE & PINCHED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THEM MASHED & CUT FINGERS

1986 · 1 incident

June 12, 1986 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING DISLODGE A SLAB OF ROCK FROM DISCHARGE CHUTE OF PRIMARY FEEDER WHILE PULLING THE ROCK WITH A HOME MADE HOOK THE ROCK CAME LOOSE AND SMASHED HIS HAND INTO THE CROSS BAR BRA CE MASHING HIS 7HUMB

1985 · 1 incident

March 13, 1985 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by falling object

WHILE TAPPING OUT BOLT HOLE ON GUARD ON FRAME OF DOZER WHEN FOREIGN PARTICAL FELL IN EYE.

1984 · 1 incident

September 20, 1984 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOLDING HOSE WHILE A PORT-A-POWER JACK WAS BEING USED TO RAISE A SHOVEEL. THE HOSE BURST IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND.

1983 · 2 incidents

July 23, 1983 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FELL 5 FT BRUISED BACK MUSCLES

June 22, 1983 NC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING NEW DRILL TO TRANSPORT TO RP HAD TO REMOVE JACK PADS. REMOVED BOLTS OUT OF PAD AND THE PAD WAS STUCK TOOK ONE SIDE OF PAD AND TILTED IT TO LOOSEN IT FELL OFF AND CAUGHT 2 FINGERS AS IT STRUCK THE GROUND

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