Employee was splitting stone, making smaller pieces from a larger piece of stone. He split a piece, it fell and rebounceded back towards the larger piece. His thumb was then sandwiched between the two pieces, long enought to crush the bone in this thumb.
Hoopers Creek Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Hoopers Creek Stone LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
John C Macfie; Carolyn S Macfie
Fletcher,
Henderson County,
NC
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3102108
Hoopers Creek Quarry has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $17K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2005
- Latest incident
- Oct 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
132
citations
47
significant & substantial
$45,531
proposed penalties
$27,780
paid to date
61% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $17,751 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
74
inspections on record
1,100
inspection hours
12.0
citations per 100 inspection hours
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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.132 citations across 1,100 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Hoopers Creek Quarry has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $17K outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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.$46K
proposed penalties
$45K
current assessed
$28K
paid to date
$17K
outstanding
118 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 4,665 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,891 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 5,485 | 4 | 2 | 729.3 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,460 | 2 | 0 | 448.4 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,621 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,881 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 6,653 | 9 | 0 | 1352.8 |
| 2024 Q1 | 5,615 | 2 | 1 | 356.2 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 5,395 | 12 | 3 | 2224.3 |
| 2023 Q3 | 5,553 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 5,427 | 4 | 1 | 737.1 |
| 2023 Q1 | 3,956 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,279 | 3 | 1 | 914.9 |
| 2022 Q3 | 2,731 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 2,622 | 12 | 5 | 4576.7 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3,175 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 2,879 | 11 | 3 | 3820.8 |
| 2021 Q3 | 2,899 | 4 | 1 | 1379.8 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 3,200 | 5 | 1 | 1562.5 |
| 2020 Q4 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,979 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 2,110 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 5,090 | 3 | 1 | 589.4 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,996 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 2,144 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 3,802 | 2 | 2 | 526.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 2,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,533 | 15 | 3 | 9784.7 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,019 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 2,240 | 2 | 0 | 892.9 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,476 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,559 | 1 | 0 | 641.4 |
| 2017 Q3 | 2,530 | 2 | 1 | 790.5 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,880 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,764 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,848 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,821 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,952 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 991 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,686 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,535 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,024 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 810 | 1 | 0 | 1234.6 |
| 2014 Q4 | 992 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,536 | 1 | 0 | 651.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,029 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 850 | 7 | 3 | 8235.3 |
| 2013 Q4 | 967 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 990 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 941 | 2 | 1 | 2125.4 |
| 2013 Q1 | 843 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 951 | 1 | 0 | 1051.5 |
| 2012 Q3 | 978 | 1 | 0 | 1022.5 |
| 2012 Q2 | 979 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 916 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 942 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,145 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 968 | 2 | 1 | 2066.1 |
| 2011 Q1 | 607 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,056 | 1 | 1 | 947.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 909 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,246 | 1 | 1 | 802.6 |
| 2010 Q1 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,666 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,714 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,342 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,510 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,002 | 1 | 1 | 499.5 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,002 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,608 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,024 | 1 | 1 | 494.1 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,031 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,044 | 2 | 1 | 978.5 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,805 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,992 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,332 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,529 | 1 | 0 | 395.4 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,243 | 3 | 1 | 1337.5 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,972 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,676 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,548 | 3 | 2 | 1177.4 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,393 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,214 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,848 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,368 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,342 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,569 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,567 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,683 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 931 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,842 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,895 | 2 | 2 | 1055.4 |
| 2002 Q1 | 725 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 767 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,532 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,197 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,620 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,898 | 3 | 2 | 1580.6 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,043 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 2,082 | 3 | 3 | 1440.9 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2005 · 1 incident
October 21, 2005
NC · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
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J R Stone Sales Inc · Struck by falling object
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