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Onslow Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Richlands, Onslow County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3102120

Onslow Quarry has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $41 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1998–2021
Latest incident
Jan 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
67
citations
11
significant & substantial
$7,448
proposed penalties
$7,220
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $228 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
74
inspections on record
1,059
inspection hours
6.3
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.
67 citations across 1,059 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Onslow Quarry has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $41 outstanding across 1 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$41
outstanding
67 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 9,536 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,758 2 1 205.0
2025 Q2 11,431 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 10,629 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 10,325 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 11,051 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 12,647 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 12,569 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 10,684 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 11,642 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 11,011 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 11,002 1 0 90.9
2022 Q4 10,189 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 11,138 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 11,413 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 9,951 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 9,742 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 11,418 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 10,529 1 0 95.0
2021 Q1 8,322 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 8,011 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 7,547 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 7,178 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 7,522 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 9,151 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 9,586 1 0 104.3
2019 Q2 9,793 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 13,460 2 0 148.6
2018 Q4 11,586 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 10,557 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 11,435 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 11,097 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 11,071 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 11,191 1 0 89.4
2017 Q2 11,177 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 10,986 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 8,044 1 0 124.3
2016 Q3 9,446 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 8,880 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 8,091 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 9,193 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 9,980 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 9,551 3 0 314.1
2015 Q1 8,148 1 0 122.7
2014 Q4 8,540 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 9,569 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 9,789 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 8,314 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 10,607 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 12,087 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 11,336 1 1 88.2
2013 Q1 9,831 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 9,344 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 10,760 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 10,540 13 2 1233.4
2012 Q1 8,845 1 0 113.1
2011 Q4 8,767 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 10,231 2 0 195.5
2011 Q2 10,211 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 9,504 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 12,431 1 1 80.4
2010 Q3 10,851 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 10,133 1 0 98.7
2010 Q1 8,580 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 9,231 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 10,542 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 9,865 1 0 101.4
2009 Q1 8,389 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 8,700 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 9,772 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 11,109 1 0 90.0
2008 Q1 9,991 3 1 300.3
2007 Q4 10,767 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 10,480 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 10,295 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 10,521 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 10,776 17 4 1577.6
2006 Q3 11,058 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 10,771 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,664 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,257 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,703 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,954 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,126 1 0 195.1
2004 Q4 5,287 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,945 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,013 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,054 1 0 197.9
2003 Q4 3,896 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,341 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,991 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,361 1 0 297.5
2002 Q4 2,845 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,401 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,200 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,583 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,896 3 0 770.0
2001 Q3 4,012 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,369 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,819 1 0 261.8
2000 Q4 3,740 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,324 2 1 462.5
2000 Q2 4,006 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,648 4 0 1096.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2021 · 1 incident

January 7, 2021 NC · Metal/Non-Metal trespasser SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The deceased individual was not an employee of the miner operator & was a trespasser on the site. The individual was reportedly evading police in the early morning hours of 1/7/21. The individual reportedly made it past the location's fence & became a trespasser on property. The trespasser fell off of a highwall & down into the pit.

2009 · 1 incident

August 13, 2009 NC · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Equipment technician was pulling on a wrench to loosen a hydraulic pump retaining nut. The wrench slipped off the retaining nut. His left arm slipped forward causing his left forearm to contact a sheet metal guard edge. The sharp corner of the guard caused a laceration to the left forearm.

2005 · 1 incident

January 24, 2005 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While assisting loading a shot at Onslow Quarry, carrying 1 50# bag of ANFO on each shoulder, slipped on shot. Did not realize anything was wrong until next morning when back hurt so badly he could not get out of bed and had to call for an ambulance.

2000 · 1 incident

August 31, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE GRINDING STEEL EE GOT PIECE IN HIS EYE. EMP. WAS SWEARING SAFETY GLASSES Z87.1.

1998 · 1 incident

April 17, 1998 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING HEAVY ELECTRIC CABLE FROM ONE GENERATOR FLAT BED TRAILER TO ANOTHER ONE. THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF OF THE TRAILER TO GET WIRE CUTTERS AND HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL .

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