While performing maintenance on a feeder, employee lifted an object and dislocated their shoulder.
Kings Mountain Plant: 110 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Kings Mountain Plant has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $357 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1987–2024
- Latest incident
- Feb 2024
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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.Kings Mountain Plant has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $357 outstanding across 1 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 1 · 100%
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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 2010-801M | Default | Lesnick | 2011 | $100 → $100 |
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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: 2023-09-27
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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% Qtz14
- Respirable dust, <.1mg14
- Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (31)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2023-09-27 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.18 | Welder, etc. | ||
| 2023-09-27 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.53 | 1.61 | 0.33 | Utility Man |
| 2023-09-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2023-09-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2022-05-11 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.42 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2022-05-11 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.16 | 10 | 0.02 | Truck Driver |
| 2017-10-24 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.16 | 10 | 0.02 | Lab Technician |
| 2017-10-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2017-10-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2017-10-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2017-10-24 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.18 | 1.22 | 0.15 | Utility Man |
| 2017-03-21 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2017-03-21 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Jackhammer Operator | ||
| 2017-03-21 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.22 | 1.44 | 0.15 | Cleanup Man |
| 2016-09-13 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.19 | 1.22 | 0.16 | Utility Man |
| 2016-09-13 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.15 | 1.3 | 0.12 | Drill Operator, Rotary |
| 2016-09-13 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.12 | 0.86 | 0.14 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2013-09-11 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.14 | 0.8 | 0.18 | Cleanup Man |
| 2013-09-11 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.14 | 0.38 | 0.37 | Diamond Drill Operator |
| 2013-09-11 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Mechanic | ||
| 2013-09-11 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.22 | 1.91 | 0.12 | Cleanup Man |
| 2009-03-11 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Washer Operator | ||
| 2009-03-11 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2004-08-25 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.74 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2004-08-25 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2004-08-25 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2004-08-25 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator | ||
| 2001-10-24 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.29 | 1.46 | 0.20 | Utility Man |
| 2001-10-24 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0.59 | Truck Driver |
| 2001-10-24 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.68 | 0.86 | 0.79 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
Kings Mountain Plant 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 * | 4.68 | 4.68 | 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 | 21 |
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2013 | 18 |
| 2012 | 20 |
| 2011 | 19 |
| 2010 | 19 |
| 2009 | 18 |
| 2008 | 18 |
| 2007 | 19 |
| 2006 | 21 |
| 2005 | 18 |
| 2004 | 18 |
| 2003 | 18 |
| 2002 | 18 |
| 2001 | 19 |
| 2000 | 20 |
Kings Mountain Plant sits in Cleveland County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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 | 11,743 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 10,837 | 1 | 0 | 92.3 |
| 2025 Q4 | 10,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 9,877 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 11,255 | 1 | 0 | 88.8 |
| 2025 Q1 | 11,628 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 9,668 | 2 | 0 | 206.9 |
| 2024 Q3 | 10,935 | 6 | 4 | 548.7 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 10,971 | 2 | 0 | 182.3 |
| 2024 Q1 | 11,147 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 12,231 | 2 | 0 | 163.5 |
| 2023 Q3 | 11,533 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 12,006 | 3 | 1 | 249.9 |
| 2023 Q1 | 11,383 | 4 | 2 | 351.4 |
| 2022 Q4 | 11,503 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 12,666 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 11,031 | 1 | 0 | 90.7 |
| 2022 Q1 | 11,386 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 12,933 | 4 | 0 | 309.3 |
| 2021 Q3 | 12,583 | 3 | 0 | 238.4 |
| 2021 Q2 | 10,780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 9,495 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 9,949 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 10,138 | 1 | 0 | 98.6 |
| 2020 Q2 | 11,171 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 10,541 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 12,251 | 1 | 0 | 81.6 |
| 2019 Q3 | 12,883 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 13,285 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 11,537 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 11,971 | 1 | 0 | 83.5 |
| 2018 Q3 | 12,736 | 2 | 0 | 157.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 10,532 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 10,003 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 9,257 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 8,802 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 8,097 | 1 | 0 | 123.5 |
| 2017 Q1 | 8,092 | 1 | 0 | 123.6 |
| 2016 Q4 | 8,732 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 10,120 | 3 | 0 | 296.4 |
| 2016 Q2 | 8,626 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 8,250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 8,094 | 1 | 0 | 123.5 |
| 2015 Q3 | 7,132 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 6,880 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 6,087 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 7,480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 6,829 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 7,603 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 6,950 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 8,543 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 9,657 | 2 | 0 | 207.1 |
| 2013 Q2 | 10,008 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 8,371 | 2 | 1 | 238.9 |
| 2012 Q4 | 10,406 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 9,129 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 9,907 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 10,063 | 3 | 1 | 298.1 |
| 2011 Q4 | 12,231 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 12,278 | 1 | 0 | 81.4 |
| 2011 Q2 | 10,879 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 8,977 | 1 | 0 | 111.4 |
| 2010 Q4 | 10,711 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 10,702 | 1 | 0 | 93.4 |
| 2010 Q2 | 9,834 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 8,295 | 7 | 3 | 843.9 |
| 2009 Q4 | 10,083 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 9,453 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 9,239 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 7,177 | 1 | 0 | 139.3 |
| 2008 Q4 | 9,871 | 1 | 0 | 101.3 |
| 2008 Q3 | 10,086 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 9,219 | 3 | 2 | 325.4 |
| 2008 Q1 | 8,443 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 8,818 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 8,597 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 9,214 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 8,122 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 8,917 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 8,426 | 3 | 0 | 356.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 9,101 | 1 | 0 | 109.9 |
| 2006 Q1 | 8,655 | 3 | 1 | 346.6 |
| 2005 Q4 | 9,246 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 9,122 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 9,579 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 8,753 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 9,353 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 7,948 | 1 | 0 | 125.8 |
| 2004 Q2 | 8,683 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 8,602 | 3 | 2 | 348.8 |
| 2003 Q4 | 8,051 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 8,649 | 1 | 0 | 115.6 |
| 2003 Q2 | 8,062 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 6,966 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 7,873 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 8,911 | 2 | 0 | 224.4 |
| 2002 Q2 | 10,993 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 9,303 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 10,638 | 5 | 1 | 470.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 10,052 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 9,701 | 1 | 0 | 103.1 |
| 2001 Q1 | 9,426 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 9,929 | 1 | 0 | 100.7 |
| 2000 Q3 | 10,968 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 11,097 | 1 | 0 | 90.1 |
| 2000 Q1 | 10,903 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
16 on file2024 · 1 incident
2016 · 1 incident
Hot metal came in contact with lower leg after cutting with a torch.
2015 · 1 incident
Plant mechanic was removing a pump from the track hoe. He had the 1/2" drive socket and ratchet on the bolt applying downward force when it suddenly broke loose and moved in a downward motion. His left arm brushed another component in the engine compartment and was lacerated just near his elbow. *Requiring four stitches.
1997 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE CAME INTO THE OFFICE AND MADE COFFEE. HE THEN WEN TUP TO THE SHOP & TRDED PESONAL VEHICLE FOR FOREMANS PICKUP AND RETURNED TO THE OFFICE. HE SAT DOWN IN A CHAIR IN THE ENTRANCE WAY. A FEW MINUTES LATER HE SLUMPED OVER. "911" WAS CALLED IMMEADIATELY AND CPR WAS ADMINISTERED UNTIL EMTS ARRIVED. DEATH DID OCCUR.
1996 · 1 incident
EE WAS HELPING OTHER EE PLACE A 24" SECTION OF CORRUGATED PIPE IN PLACE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO FASTEN THE BANK CLAMP WHEN THE BAND CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT CHEEK, CAUSING A SMALL C UT.
1995 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE LUMP OF ABC MATERIAL IN GATE FEEDER BOX. EMPLOYEE REACHED IN AND TURNED MATERIAL, THIS CAUSED THE MATERIAL TO RELEASE AND FALL ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND CAUSED FRAC URE AND SMALL CUT (3 STITCHES) ON FIRST FINGER ORIGHT HAND.
1994 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BRUSH IN AREA OF NEW ELECTRICAL LINE (FOR PIT PUMP) WHEN HE STUMBLED AND HAND SLID DOWN HANDLE AND ONTO BLADE OF KNIFE CUTTING RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS DRILLING AND ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL CASING. AS HE WAS PUSHING CASING DOWN WITH DRILL BIT, THE CASING CAUGHT ON A ROCK AND KICKED TO THE SIDE, STRIKING EE ON FOREHEAD AND CAUSING A LACERA TION. CASING WAS 4" AND BIT WAS 5".
1990 · 2 incidents
DRILLER WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL DRILL STEEL IN COUPLING WHEN WRENCH BROKE, CAUSING LEFT THUMB TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN COUPLING AND DRILL STEEL CAUSING LACERATION ON LEFT THUMB.
WELDER WALKED UP TO 30-B CRANE AS OTHER EE STRUCK TRACK PIN WITH HAMMER, PIN CHIPPED AND CHIP STRUCK WELDER ON LEFT LOWER ARM CAUSING A SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND.
1989 · 2 incidents
EMPL HAD ALLERGIC REACTION TO PAIN & EYES BECAME SWOLLEN HE WENT TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM NEXT DAY & REPORTED TO FOREMEN 10/9/89.
INSTALLING BEAM TO PROTECT CONDUIT BEA M SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN BEAM AND CONDUIT CUT 3RD FINER AND BROKE 4 THE FINGER L HAND
1988 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING FEEDER BOX SUPPORT WHEN HE FELL AGAINST STEEL AND LACERATED LEFT BACK THIS CONSTRUCTION WAS IN PROGRESS DURING WET RAINY WEATHER
WHILE PULLING GUARD FROM #2 SURGE CONVEYOR, EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK.
WHILE HOISTING SCREEN CLOTH FROM GROUND TO SCRFEEN TOWER EMPLOYEES HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN CABLE & WINCH CAUSING A LACERATION OF PALM LEFT HAND
1987 · 1 incident
EMP WAS BREAKIN1 A CRUSHER JAM, ROCK SHATTERED AND A PIECE HIT HIM IN MOUTH BREAKING OFF A PIECE OF #7 MAXILLARY RIGHT LATERAL TOOTH