Trespasser entered mine property and while attempting to climb down from bench 5 to bench 6, slipped and fell approximately 40 feet breaking both legs.
HICKORY QUARRY: 156 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
HICKORY QUARRY has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1988–2025
- Latest incident
- May 2025
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.HICKORY QUARRY has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.ⓘ
Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.- Stood as issued 5 · 100%
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.ⓘ
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE 2007-22M | Dismissal | Feldman | 2007 | $602 → $602 |
| SE 2006-279M | Dismissal | Weisberger | 2006 | $60 → $0 |
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2025-07-01
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz202 over
- Respirable dust, <.1mg29
- Asbestos 2.0f/ml3
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (55)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-28 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.49 | 0.43 | 1.14 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2004-03-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.49 | 0.41 | 1.20 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2025-07-01 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2025-07-01 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2025-07-01 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2025-07-01 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2024-09-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2024-09-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2024-09-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2024-09-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2024-09-24 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.38 | 1.22 | 0.31 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2020-11-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.4 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2020-11-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2020-11-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2020-11-18 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.15 | Utility Man | ||
| 2020-11-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2018-11-01 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2018-11-01 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2018-11-01 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2018-11-01 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.23 | Utility Man | ||
| 2018-06-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2018-06-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2018-06-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2018-06-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.18 | 0.4 | 0.45 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2017-03-02 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2017-03-02 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.2 | 0.46 | 0.43 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2017-03-02 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2017-03-02 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2017-03-02 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.25 | 0.63 | 0.40 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
| 2016-03-16 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air | ||
| 2016-03-16 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.31 | 0.44 | 0.70 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2016-03-16 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.14 | 0.45 | 0.31 | Utility Man |
| 2016-03-16 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.77 | 1.73 | 0.45 | Utility Man |
| 2016-03-16 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2015-07-28 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Backhoe Operator | ||
| 2015-07-28 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2015-07-28 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2015-07-28 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2015-07-28 | Fibers, >5um | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air | ||
| 2015-07-28 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Mobile Crane Operator | ||
| 2011-06-08 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.41 | 1.47 | 0.28 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2011-06-08 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2011-06-08 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2008-09-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.19 | 0.33 | 0.58 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2007-11-07 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.13 | 0.3 | 0.43 | Dry Screen Plant Operator |
| 2005-05-11 | Asbestos 2.0f/ml | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | Drill Operator, Rotary |
| 2005-05-11 | Asbestos 2.0f/ml | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2005-05-11 | Asbestos 2.0f/ml | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | Utility Man |
| 2004-02-11 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.19 | 0.44 | 0.43 | Utility Man |
| 2004-02-11 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.12 | 0.35 | 0.34 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
| 2001-02-07 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.5 | 0.67 | 0.75 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2001-02-07 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.39 | 0.77 | 0.51 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2001-02-07 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.15 | 0.58 | 0.26 | Utility Man |
| 2001-02-07 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.18 | 0.68 | 0.26 | Drill Operator, Rotary |
| 2001-02-07 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.72 | 1.7 | 0.42 | Truck Driver |
HICKORY QUARRY recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2024 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2023 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2022 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2021 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2020 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2019 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2018 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
- Martin Marietta Aggregates 1950 to 2005
- Martin Marietta Materials Inc 2005 to present
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 |
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2014 | 21 |
| 2013 | 20 |
| 2012 | 19 |
| 2011 | 20 |
| 2010 | 20 |
| 2009 | 23 |
| 2008 | 25 |
| 2007 | 25 |
| 2006 | 25 |
| 2005 | 28 |
| 2004 | 28 |
| 2003 | 28 |
| 2002 | 28 |
| 2001 | 28 |
| 2000 | 28 |
HICKORY QUARRY sits in Catawba County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 11,742 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 10,398 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 9,546 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 8,020 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 10,263 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 9,880 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 10,458 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 9,310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2024 Q2 | 9,594 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 8,860 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 8,814 | 2 | 0 | 226.9 |
| 2023 Q3 | 9,936 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 10,218 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 9,078 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 8,876 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 10,126 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 9,116 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 8,306 | 2 | 0 | 240.8 |
| 2021 Q4 | 8,846 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 9,536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 9,881 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 9,050 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 9,111 | 1 | 0 | 109.8 |
| 2020 Q3 | 9,096 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 9,214 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 9,988 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 11,145 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 11,333 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 11,710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 9,664 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 8,692 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 9,575 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 12,455 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 10,329 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 10,117 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 9,722 | 5 | 0 | 514.3 |
| 2017 Q2 | 11,343 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 11,290 | 1 | 0 | 88.6 |
| 2016 Q4 | 12,300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 13,700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 10,315 | 1 | 0 | 96.9 |
| 2016 Q1 | 9,180 | 1 | 0 | 108.9 |
| 2015 Q4 | 14,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 11,531 | 3 | 2 | 260.2 |
| 2015 Q2 | 10,887 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 10,651 | 1 | 0 | 93.9 |
| 2014 Q4 | 12,746 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 13,408 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 9,651 | 9 | 0 | 932.5 |
| 2014 Q1 | 8,645 | 4 | 0 | 462.7 |
| 2013 Q4 | 9,627 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 10,296 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 11,246 | 2 | 0 | 177.8 |
| 2013 Q1 | 9,206 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 9,548 | 7 | 2 | 733.1 |
| 2012 Q3 | 9,928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 9,263 | 2 | 0 | 215.9 |
| 2012 Q1 | 7,940 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 9,342 | 1 | 0 | 107.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 10,673 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 10,318 | 2 | 2 | 193.8 |
| 2011 Q1 | 7,196 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 10,360 | 1 | 0 | 96.5 |
| 2010 Q3 | 12,033 | 3 | 1 | 249.3 |
| 2010 Q2 | 10,991 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 8,651 | 1 | 1 | 115.6 |
| 2009 Q4 | 10,863 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 11,444 | 4 | 1 | 349.5 |
| 2009 Q2 | 10,991 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 11,486 | 12 | 1 | 1044.8 |
| 2008 Q4 | 12,660 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 13,154 | 4 | 3 | 304.1 |
| 2008 Q2 | 14,096 | 5 | 1 | 354.7 |
| 2008 Q1 | 14,134 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 15,130 | 3 | 0 | 198.3 |
| 2007 Q3 | 14,766 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 15,662 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 14,593 | 4 | 1 | 274.1 |
| 2006 Q4 | 14,714 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 15,535 | 6 | 0 | 386.2 |
| 2006 Q2 | 15,445 | 14 | 5 | 906.4 |
| 2006 Q1 | 15,401 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 15,244 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 17,250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 17,180 | 2 | 1 | 116.4 |
| 2005 Q1 | 16,108 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 17,642 | 3 | 0 | 170.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 15,996 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 16,366 | 2 | 0 | 122.2 |
| 2004 Q1 | 15,246 | 1 | 1 | 65.6 |
| 2003 Q4 | 15,378 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 14,788 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 13,503 | 1 | 0 | 74.1 |
| 2003 Q1 | 11,728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 11,636 | 2 | 0 | 171.9 |
| 2002 Q3 | 15,670 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 18,088 | 2 | 1 | 110.6 |
| 2002 Q1 | 16,306 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 17,783 | 5 | 2 | 281.2 |
| 2001 Q3 | 16,158 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 18,663 | 4 | 1 | 214.3 |
| 2001 Q1 | 17,986 | 5 | 2 | 278.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 18,734 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 15,970 | 2 | 1 | 125.2 |
| 2000 Q2 | 15,243 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 15,441 | 4 | 1 | 259.1 |
Reportable incidents
12 on file2025 · 1 incident
2013 · 2 incidents
Employee was changing screen cloth on number 3 screen, when he became weak. He notified his coworkers at which point they stop working and attended to him. They believed his sugar was low, but it ended up being heat related.
An employee was changing v-belts on the portable plant. The motor was lowered to reduce tension, but some tension on the belts still remained. As the employee removed the belts the tip of his finger got caught in a pinch point between the belt and the wheel, this required the employee to have a couple of stitches on the tip of his finger.
2006 · 1 incident
The employee was putting an electrical wire on the solenoid of the fuel pump which had come off. In doing this process, the EE scraped his left forearm against a bolt which had weld on it, which sliced his arm open. He was taken to the DR. & received 6 stitches. He then returned to work with no restrictions. He was working on a Ingersol-Rand drill.
2005 · 1 incident
Employee fueled his haul truck at the end of his shift, and after he parked his equipment he did not dismount properly. He jumped from the step instead of climbing down landing on his left leg. Employee suffered a strained left knee, recieved medical treatment however this did not result in a lost time.
2000 · 2 incidents
WHILE WORKING AT THE JAW CRUSHER, HE CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM ON A PIECE OF METAL BURR. IT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.
OFF ROAD HAUL TRUCK ROLLED FROM PARKED POSITION ITNO LOAD OUT BIN AND SMITH SETZER AND SONS OCCUPIED CUSTOMER TRUCK. BIN AND CUSTOEMR'S TRUCK WERE DEMOLISHED.
1999 · 1 incident
ATTEMPTING TO REATTACH AIR CYLINDER TO FEEDER GATE IN TUNNEL. THE CYLINDER SLIPPED TO ONE SIDE & MASHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE END OF TRHE CYLINDER & THE BACK OF THE FEEDER.
1993 · 1 incident
THE INJURED PARTY WAS HOLDING A SHEET OF PLYWOOD (16 1/2" X 20") WHICH WAS BEING CUT BY AN OPERATOR WITH A SKILL SAW. THE BLADE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK THE INDEX FINGER OF THE HOLDER. THE DAMAGE INV OLVED A LACERATION OF THE INDEX FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND (EXTENSOR DIGITORIUM TENDON WAS SEVERED ) ALONG WITH A LACERATION OF THE THUMB ON THE LEFT HAND.
1990 · 1 incident
NEW EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE LARGE TAIL PULLEY GUARD ON #1 CONVEYOR SO TAIL PULLEY BEARING COULD BE REPLACED. FOUR (4) BOLTS HELD GUARD TO UPRIGHT FLANGENUTS WERE REMOVED BUT GUARD WAS HELD IN PLACE BY ONE BOLT. AS MAN REACHED TO REMOVE BOLT, GUARD TIPPED DOWN CATCHING MAN'S LEFT THUMB BETWEEN GUARD FRAME AND UPRIGHT FLANGE.
1989 · 1 incident
LETTING OR LOWERING TOGGLE PLATE INTO JAW PLATE SLIPPED OFF X-BEAM BACK OF PLATE CAME UP MY HAND WAS ON TOP GUIDING PLATE INTO PLACE,CAUGHT INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN PIECE OF ANGLE AN D PLATE.
1988 · 1 incident
USING HAMMER ON PIECE OF METAL PREPARING TO WELD, PIECE OF FLYING METAL STRUCK HIM IN MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND, LODGED IN FINGER. WENT TO DR FOLLOWING EVENING. REMOVED METAL ON 6/02/88 AS OUTPATIENT AT DRS OFFICE.