Mining Incidents

Dillsboro Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Harrison Aggregates · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Dillsboro, Jackson County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3100557

Dillsboro Quarry has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $312 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1987–2024
Latest incident
May 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
62
citations
22
significant & substantial
$19,518
proposed penalties
$17,057
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,461 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
72
inspections on record
1,447
inspection hours
4.3
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.
62 citations across 1,447 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Dillsboro Quarry has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $312 outstanding across 3 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.
$20K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$312
outstanding
62 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-21.
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
2025 Q4 11,997 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,165 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 9,471 1 1 105.6
2025 Q1 8,937 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,718 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 10,168 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 10,534 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 7,436 1 0 134.5
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 8,729 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 8,987 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 8,156 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 8,156 5 2 613.0
2022 Q4 10,004 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 9,403 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 9,160 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 6,700 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 8,388 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 8,772 3 1 342.0
2021 Q2 7,827 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 6,766 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 8,607 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 8,059 4 2 496.3
2020 Q2 8,355 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 8,694 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 8,848 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 9,854 2 0 203.0
2019 Q2 11,948 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 8,477 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 8,302 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 6,363 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 7,693 5 1 649.9
2018 Q1 7,621 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 8,071 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 7,730 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 8,733 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 10,141 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 10,892 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 12,210 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 11,861 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 7,621 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 7,098 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,957 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,709 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 4,828 2 1 414.3
2014 Q4 7,033 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 7,582 3 0 395.7
2014 Q2 6,169 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,628 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,484 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 7,160 2 1 279.3
2013 Q2 6,512 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 6,884 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,744 1 0 174.1
2012 Q3 5,376 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 8,121 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,012 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,623 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 8,052 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 7,679 2 0 260.5
2011 Q1 10,349 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 10,853 4 1 368.6
2010 Q3 11,364 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 10,451 5 4 478.4
2010 Q1 9,094 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 12,031 2 1 166.2
2009 Q3 12,843 4 2 311.5
2009 Q2 9,795 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 7,020 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 7,991 2 0 250.3
2008 Q3 21,516 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 22,651 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 14,377 3 1 208.7
2007 Q4 12,512 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 19,352 2 1 103.3
2007 Q2 23,299 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 21,352 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 15,173 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 19,187 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 18,035 1 1 55.4
2006 Q1 13,753 1 1 72.7
2005 Q4 12,593 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 14,288 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,192 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 14,896 2 0 134.3
2004 Q4 22,503 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 14,858 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 15,383 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 16,984 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 14,051 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 13,008 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 12,164 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 13,686 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,183 1 0 161.7
2002 Q3 13,477 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 15,948 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 13,943 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 13,837 1 1 72.3
2001 Q3 15,426 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 12,206 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 16,961 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 11,097 1 0 90.1
2000 Q3 13,949 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 12,307 2 0 162.5
2000 Q1 12,752 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

2024 · 1 incident

May 6, 2024 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harrison Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was pulling wire through conduit and injured right shoulder and bicep. The injury on May 6, and employee reported it but did not get it checked until May 15, and they sent them for Xrays and they had surgery on July 3, 2024.

2019 · 1 incident

April 18, 2019 NC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harrison Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loading the presplit and accord, cut the accord to tie, hand slipped, cut left shin.

2018 · 1 incident

February 15, 2018 NC · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey OTHER
Harrison Aggregates · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee became dizzy on the job, transported to the hospital.

2010 · 1 incident

March 29, 2010 NC · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harrison Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee had just cleaned out from under tailgate of stockpile truck. Employee started to step up on a concrete platform and placed his right hand on tailgate gate latch. It closed pinching right hand.

2009 · 1 incident

July 31, 2009 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harrison Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning up the tunnel area when a rock fell off the belt. He was using a garden hoe and the rock hit the hoe handle which struck him under the lip/mouth.

2008 · 1 incident

September 8, 2008 NC · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Harrison Construction Co-Div/APAC-Tennessee Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was trying to give a report to the operator of a D8 dozer when he was struck by the dozer on the left lower side of the blade. Fracture to both legs.

2007 · 1 incident

2003 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

2000 · 1 incident

1999 · 2 incidents

April 19, 1999 NC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harrison Construction Co-Div/APAC-Tennessee Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING WITH GENERAL PLANT MAINTENANCE. HE WAS STANDING ON A 4 FT HIGH CONCRETE WALL WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED.

1998 · 1 incident

1997 · 1 incident

May 22, 1997 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harrison Construction Co-Div/APAC-Tennessee Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP HAD BEEN CHANGING A RADIATOR ON AN R-35 EUC TRUCK. COMING DOWN STEPS OF TRUCK AND RING CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF METAL AND CUT RING FINGER. LEFT HAND.

1996 · 2 incidents

1994 · 1 incident

1992 · 2 incidents

1989 · 1 incident

September 25, 1989 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harrison Construction Co-Div/APAC-Tennessee Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE BACK OF THE FEEDER WAS CLOGGED WITH ROCK. I.NAME WAS USING A METAL BAR PRYING THE ROCK LOOSE WHEN THE ROCK HE WAS PRYING LOOSE ROLLED TOWARD HIM. THE WEIGHT OF THE ROCK AGAINST THE BAR HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE CAUSING IT TO BE BRUISED.

1988 · 1 incident

November 11, 1988 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harrison Construction Co-Div/APAC-Tennessee Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OUR EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A TRTACK DRILL PART A FOREIGN BODY ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.HE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTICLE ENTERED HIS EYE OR HOW IT ENTERED.

1987 · 1 incident

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A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.