Mining Incidents

Daurity Springs Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Goldston, Chatham County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3102311

Daurity Springs Quarry has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $348 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2020–2022
Latest incident
Aug 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
42
citations
6
significant & substantial
$6,703
proposed penalties
$6,355
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $348 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
33
inspections on record
359
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: 359 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Daurity Springs Quarry has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $348 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$348
outstanding
41 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-12.
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 7,801 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,486 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 8,249 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,633 1 1 131.0
2024 Q4 8,388 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 9,976 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 10,696 1 0 93.5
2024 Q1 9,915 1 0 100.9
Show 21 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 9,351 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 10,324 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 10,174 4 0 393.2
2023 Q1 10,317 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 8,949 1 0 111.7
2022 Q3 12,614 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 10,161 3 0 295.2
2022 Q1 9,532 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 6,829 1 1 146.4
2021 Q3 13,294 1 0 75.2
2021 Q2 11,127 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 9,675 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 10,288 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,117 5 0 977.1
2020 Q1 4,877 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 5,027 3 1 596.8
2019 Q3 4,921 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,395 6 2 4301.1
2019 Q1 825 6 0 7272.7
2018 Q4 490 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 920 3 0 3260.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2022 · 3 incidents

August 9, 2022 NC · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
FSC II, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was filling the water truck when the flexible hose got stuck on the fill pipe. Employee pulled the pipe and it released suddenly striking them in the upper lip causing a small laceration and chipped tooth.

June 1, 2022 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
FSC II, LLC · Struck by flying object

EE was operating the skid steer when a rock came over the bucket and shattered the windshield. The rock landed in EE's lap and a small piece of glass got behind EE's safety glasses and into left eye. EE used bottled water to flush out the eye and was sent to urgent care where they flushed the eye and confirmed that it was scratched, EE was prescribed an antibiotic ointment.

February 23, 2022 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
FSC II, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Miner was climbing into a skid steer. Miner's boots were muddy from the rain. Miner slipped & struck right knee on the bucket of the skid steer. The initial pain did not subside, miner was sent to be evaluated. The miner was seen at a local urgent care. X-ray showed no broken bones. Miner has tenderness & restricted motion. Restrictions given for walking, bending & lifting.

2021 · 2 incidents

November 19, 2021 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
FSC II, LLC · Struck by flying object

On Friday, November 19, 2021 sometime between 8-10am EE was welding and grinding at the quarry plant. EE was grinding a spot for my ground for the welder. EE welded 2 bolts to put up a piece of rubber. EE felt like there was something in EE's left eye, but was not able to see anything. Saturday morning, EE woke up with a blood shot and swollen left eye.

March 4, 2021 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Daurity Springs Quarry, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

On 3.4.2021 employee was turning around to change the direction employee was traveling by foot and stumbled from ground level and landed on left shoulder. Employee was released for full duty 3.4.2021. Left shoulder has been irritating employee and employee returned to Doctor on 3.29.2021 and was then placed on restricted work duty.

2020 · 1 incident

January 27, 2020 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Daurity Springs Quarry, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a CAT D6 Dozer pushing off a dump site. At the end of shift, EE complained that back was hurting. EE was diagnosed with a thoracic sprain and strain of the back.

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