Mining Incidents

Crystal Pink Quarry: 10 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Alamance County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3100116

MSHA record for Crystal Pink Quarry (mine ID 3100116). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1988–1993
Latest incident
Sep 1993
Ownership history
  1. L S Starrett Company 1950 to 1993
  2. Carolina Quarries Inc 1993 to 1997
  3. Carolina Quarries Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Crystal Pink Quarry sits in Alamance 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.
Alamance County, North Carolina · Population 174,286
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$64,445
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

September 24, 1993 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L S Starrett Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

METAL GRATING USED AS WALKWAY IN WIRE SAW AREA GAVE WAY, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND INJUIRE LEG. (RIGHT LEG).

February 24, 1993 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
L S Starrett Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS CLEANING HOLE OUT OF GRANITE WITH BLOWER & A PIECE OF DEBRIS BLEW INTO RT EYE SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN

1992 · 1 incident

November 5, 1992 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L S Starrett Company · Fall from ladders

HE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO SET WIRE SAW FOR SAWING, LADDER WAS NOT STABLE, HE FELL SPRAINING HIS ANKLE. WENT DIRECTLY TO HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

1990 · 4 incidents

December 31, 1990 NC · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L S Starrett Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PAN FULL OF DRILL BITS TO BE PUT IN THE STORAGE PLACE. FELT PAIN IN BACK.

October 30, 1990 NC · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L S Starrett Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING USING A HAMMER, THE HANDLE BROKE ON THE HAMMER AND A PORTION STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH KNOCKING OUT HIS FRONT TOOTH.

April 25, 1990 NC · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
L S Starrett Company · Struck by flying object

EMPL WAS SANDBLASTING STONE. SAND GOT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES.

1989 · 1 incident

March 9, 1989 NC · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
L S Starrett Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HOIST ENGINE. THE SEAT SLID BACK CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HEAD AND SHOULDER AREA.

1988 · 2 incidents

July 20, 1988 NC · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L S Starrett Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS PICKING UP ROCK. ONE OF ROCKS FELL APART SLIPPED THROUGH HAND CUTTING IT, THUMB.

May 23, 1988 NC · Metal/Non-Metal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L S Starrett Company · Fall onto or against objects

JUMPING FORM ONE ROCK TO ANOTHER AS HE HAS TO DO FREQUENTLY FELT KNEE POP. DR. FEELS PRESENT PROBLEM COMES FORM JOB RELATED ACCIDENT WHICH WAS NO;T REP. TO US AT TIME IT HAPPENDED THY THOUGHT IT WAS NOT SERIOUS.