Mining Incidents

Mount Airy Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Charles S Luck IV
Mt. Airy, Surry County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3100002

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2001–2022
Latest incident
Dec 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
176
citations
27
significant & substantial
$43,708
proposed penalties
$38,322
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 13,905 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,144 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 14,406 7 0 485.9
2025 Q1 12,248 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 13,163 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 11,541 3 1 259.9
2024 Q1 11,606 2 1 172.3
2023 Q4 4,120 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2022 · 1 incident

December 7, 2022 NC · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Luck Stone Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface

When EE finished cleaning out loader bucket, EE began turning while pulling the water hose. As EE turned, EE stepped/tripped over an area of uneven ground. Ground conditions had been affected from heavy rain over the past few days. Falling to the ground, EE rolled an ankle and broke it.

2021 · 1 incident

December 7, 2021 NC · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Luck Stone Corporation · Flash burns (welding)

During the course of the day the associate was exposed indirectly to the mig welding arc of other associates

2020 · 2 incidents

October 30, 2020 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ararat Rock Products · Fall down stairs

While performing morning routine housekeeping, employee went to exit the catwalk going down steps, EE slips on the first step. Employee was holding onto the handrail and hit knee on the steps.

September 22, 2020 NC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ararat Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

Loader operator was traveling from the clean stone stockpile to the Class A stockpile, while traveling the loader bucket struck the ground stopping the loader.

2018 · 1 incident

March 8, 2018 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ararat Rock Products · Fall from ladders

While climbing a ground ladder, employee lost balance fell to the ground injuring right foot(heel)

2017 · 1 incident

June 13, 2017 NC · Metal/Non-Metal washer operator, sizing operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ararat Rock Products · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was entering a Bobcat skid steer and closed door on left thumb. The employee received medical attention at a local doctor's office which consisted of 5 sutures.

2016 · 2 incidents

November 30, 2016 NC · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ararat Rock Products · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

An employee fell approximately 8'6" off of a concrete landing, striking the ground. The employee was transported by EMS to the hospital. EE injuries include a left wrist fracture and a fractured pelvis. Notification was made to the call center when the accident occurred.

January 8, 2016 NC · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ararat Rock Products · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was placing metal I beams on a band saw table, metal slid into employees left ring finger.

2014 · 1 incident

August 4, 2014 NC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ararat Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

Operator was operating the skid steer cleaning up around crushing plant, dug down to deep edge of bucket came in contact with a piece of metal in the ground. Operator was thrown forward in cab, lower chest was struck by safety restraint. At the time of accident operator was fine, 1 1/2 hours later he started feeling nauseous went to hospital for exam.

2008 · 2 incidents

November 19, 2008 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ararat Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A cow was loose in the pit and several mine employees were trying to herd the animal out of the road. EE aproached the cow to move it and the cow ran at him. When EE ran out of the way he twisted his ankle.

October 22, 2008 NC · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Ararat Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The miner listed below was drilling a hole into a piece of sheetmetal on an excavtor with a 3/8" drive electric hand drill. As the bit broke through the other side, the bit "grabbed" and started jerking. The drill slipped out of his hands and spun around striking his right hand.

2006 · 2 incidents

May 12, 2006 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ararat Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was helping loosen an impaler with a pipe wrench, when he strained himself. Miner failed to let anyone know that he was hurt until Wed. of the next week. Company policy states that any injury MUST be reported when it occurs.

March 3, 2006 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Ararat Rock Products · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was hooking a chain onto an autocrane. Mechanic thought chain was hooked and moved boom to the side. The chain hook was caught in miner's gloves and cut his hand.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

January 22, 2001 NC · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ararat Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING CAT WALK ONT HE SCREEN LOWER WHERE MATERIAL WAS FROZEN WITH A HAND PICK. HE WENT TO STRIKE THE PILE OF MATERIAL WITH THE PICK AND STRUCK THE HAND RAIL, CAUSING THE PICK TO STRI KE HIS LEFT FOOT.