Mining Incidents

Willisneck #1 Mine Metal/Non-Metal

RJ Bush Hogging Inc · Surface
Controlled by Robin L McDaniel
VANCEBORO, Craven County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3102239

Willisneck #1 Mine has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2012–2018
Latest incident
Feb 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
39
citations
8
significant & substantial
$4,617
proposed penalties
$4,617
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
49
inspections on record
429
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 429 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Willisneck #1 Mine has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
32 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 3,916 1 0 255.4
2025 Q3 4,108 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,085 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,773 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,962 1 0 252.4
2024 Q3 4,204 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,128 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,032 0 0 0.0
Show 61 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,097 1 0 244.1
2023 Q3 4,069 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,048 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3,904 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,218 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,511 1 1 284.8
2022 Q2 3,512 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,492 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,604 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,416 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,964 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,713 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,826 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,422 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,460 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,148 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,105 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,244 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,568 1 0 280.3
2019 Q1 4,031 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,700 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,032 1 0 248.0
2018 Q2 4,255 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,085 1 0 244.8
2017 Q4 4,218 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,126 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,969 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,112 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,908 1 1 255.9
2016 Q3 4,365 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,720 1 0 211.9
2016 Q1 4,555 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 6,120 1 0 163.4
2015 Q3 2,600 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,003 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 4,381 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,666 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,212 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,559 2 0 438.7
2014 Q1 3,843 1 0 260.2
2013 Q4 4,167 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,595 8 1 1741.0
2013 Q2 4,686 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,190 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,664 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,038 3 1 742.9
2012 Q2 4,783 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,479 2 1 446.5
2011 Q4 3,811 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,763 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,109 2 1 486.7
2011 Q1 3,475 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,986 2 1 669.8
2010 Q3 3,363 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,520 1 0 284.1
2010 Q1 2,698 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,132 1 0 319.3
2009 Q3 3,284 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,390 2 0 590.0
2009 Q1 3,573 5 1 1399.4
2008 Q4 2,745 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2018 · 1 incident

2012 · 1 incident

May 3, 2012 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RJ Bush Hogging Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing screens on Screener and misstepped off catwalk and twisted his ankle.

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