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North Myrtle Beach Quarry: 85 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Loris, Horry County, SC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800704

North Myrtle Beach Quarry has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2002–2026
Latest incident
Jun 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
85
citations
8
significant & substantial
$10,758
proposed penalties
$10,698
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $60 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Wake Stone Corporation's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
70
inspections on record
1,235
inspection hours
6.9
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.
85 citations across 1,235 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

North Myrtle Beach Quarry has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 2 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$60
outstanding
85 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $220 in penalties contested before the Commission, $60 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-09-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
9.4%
significant & substantial
7.1%
high negligence or reckless
9.4%
reasonably likely or greater
54.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.6% low, 82.4% moderate, 7.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ 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.
3 citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 33%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 2 · 67%
73%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$220 proposed, $60 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2014-02-19.
Contested penalties
ⓘ 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.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
SE 2007-69M Settlement Bulluck 2007 $120 → $60
SE 2014-0166 Withdrawal Lesnick 2014 $100 → $0
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ 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)
ⓘ 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: 2024-06-12
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
19
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg16
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (19)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-06-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-06-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2024-06-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2024-06-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2022-12-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2022-12-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2022-12-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2022-12-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Lab Technician
2019-10-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2019-10-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2019-10-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Lab Technician
2014-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2014-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-04-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 1.78 0.13 Bulldozer Operator
2009-04-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2003-12-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-12-03 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 Lab Technician
2003-12-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.42 0.52 Utility Man
2003-12-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

North Myrtle Beach Quarry recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In South Carolina, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.42 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
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
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Wake Stone Corporation 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 32
2025 30
2024 34
2023 30
2022 27
2021 24
2020 23
2019 23
2018 22
2017 23
2016 22
2015 21
2014 20
2013 19
2012 18
2011 16
2010 15
2009 17
2008 20
2007 22
2006 20
2005 19
2004 19
2003 15
2002 12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

North Myrtle Beach Quarry sits in Horry County, South Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Horry County, South Carolina · Population 368,937
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$64,623
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 20,001 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 19,260 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 18,600 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 19,004 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 12,449 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 11,338 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 16,336 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 20,238 0 0 0.0
Show 89 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 21,497 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 21,614 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 20,113 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 18,018 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 17,735 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 18,992 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 17,496 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 17,763 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 18,185 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 17,058 1 0 58.6
2021 Q4 13,974 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 15,061 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 14,670 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 13,783 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 14,242 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 12,863 2 0 155.5
2020 Q2 12,907 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 13,211 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 13,325 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 12,807 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 12,936 1 0 77.3
2019 Q1 12,904 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 12,663 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 13,422 1 0 74.5
2018 Q2 13,323 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 14,218 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 15,885 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 15,270 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 14,027 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 14,391 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 14,404 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 13,265 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 13,407 1 0 74.6
2016 Q1 13,673 1 0 73.1
2015 Q4 13,783 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 13,508 1 0 74.0
2015 Q2 13,651 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 12,540 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 13,369 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 12,963 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 13,053 4 1 306.4
2014 Q1 11,055 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 12,069 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 11,589 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 11,028 1 0 90.7
2013 Q1 9,635 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 10,640 1 0 94.0
2012 Q3 10,835 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 8,825 1 0 113.3
2012 Q1 8,794 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 9,575 2 1 208.9
2011 Q3 9,340 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 8,306 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 8,529 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 8,466 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 9,366 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 10,401 1 0 96.1
2010 Q1 8,043 1 0 124.3
2009 Q4 9,087 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 9,510 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 10,396 1 0 96.2
2009 Q1 9,542 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 10,803 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 10,855 1 0 92.1
2008 Q2 11,430 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 11,505 2 0 173.8
2007 Q4 11,832 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 13,317 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 13,836 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 10,605 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 14,143 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 13,166 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 12,623 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 12,688 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 11,135 1 0 89.8
2005 Q3 11,079 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 12,335 5 0 405.4
2005 Q1 11,089 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 11,489 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 13,280 1 0 75.3
2004 Q2 13,830 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 12,180 1 0 82.1
2003 Q4 11,050 3 0 271.5
2003 Q3 10,909 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 9,355 2 0 213.8
2003 Q1 9,779 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,762 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,310 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 6,838 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2026 · 1 incident

June 23, 2026 SC · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Wake Stone Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee cut left thumb while cutting a piece of steel.

2020 · 1 incident

August 18, 2020 SC · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wake Stone Corporation · Struck by flying object

Employee was removing a tooth from an excavator bucket and was using a hammer to break it loose. A piece of metal struck EE on the chin causing a laceration injury.

2017 · 2 incidents

November 13, 2017 SC · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Wake Stone Corporation · Struck by powered moving object

The employee opened a gate for a contractor to leave. The contractors trailer became entangled with one side of the gate causing the trailer to jump sideways striking the employee who was holding the other side of the gate.

May 31, 2017 SC · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wake Stone Corporation · Struck by falling object

One employee was tossing down a 100' tape measure to another employee who lost it in the sun and was struck in the face. The employee fractured a small bone in the nose. No work time has been missed. The diagnoses of a need for medical treatment was made on 06/26/17. Repair procedure has not yet been scheduled.

2007 · 2 incidents

February 7, 2007 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wake Stone Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While clearing a jam, the employee pinched his left little finger between the pipe he was using and the bottom of the chute.

January 26, 2007 SC · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wake Stone Corporation · Struck against stationary object

While turning a valve the employee's left hand slipped and he mashed his thumb against a packing rod bolt

2004 · 3 incidents

November 5, 2004 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wake Stone Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pushing against the sides of a roller-mounted conveyor to move the conveyor and he strained his upper thoracic area.

April 7, 2004 SC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Wake Stone Corporation · Contact with hot objects or substances

While the employee was cleaning the plant structure with a hot water cleaning system (steam genie), the wand of the system was broken and the hot water burned the employee on the left forearm.

April 2, 2004 SC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Wake Stone Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was driving haul truck when his truck hit a rut shifting his weight and straining his right shoulder on the cab's rightside handhold.

2003 · 1 incident

January 27, 2003 SC · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wake Stone Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STEPPING INTO A FEEDER BOX WHEN HE SLIPPED FROM THE EDGE OF THE FEEDER BOX SIDE PANEL. WHEN HIS 3-POINT CONTACT WAS LOST HE EXTENDED HIS RIGHT ARM FOR BALANCE AS HE STEPPED DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FEEDER 2' BELOW. HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM.

2002 · 1 incident

July 9, 2002 SC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wake Stone Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING A TURNBUCKLE HOLDING A TRACTOR ON A LOWBOY TRAILER. THE EMPLOYEE ROLLED THE TURNBUCKLE AND THE HANDLE OF THE TURNBUCKLE ROLLED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH. THE EMPLOYEE CHIPPED TWO FRONT TEETH REQUIRING DENTAL WORK TO BE DONE.