Mining Incidents

Hewitt Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by William L McNeely Jr.
Topton, Swain County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3100036

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
Dec 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
131
citations
30
significant & substantial
$21,868
proposed penalties
$20,888
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 9,746 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,034 1 0 110.7
2025 Q2 8,247 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 8,860 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,551 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 9,525 2 0 210.0
2024 Q1 7,630 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,420 1 0 704.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2023 · 1 incident

December 15, 2023 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ENTRAPMENT
Nantahala Talc & Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Miner dug out area between chute and belt. Miner looked into that area and a mass of material broke loose in chute and entrapped miner.

2010 · 1 incident

March 8, 2010 NC · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler POWERED HAULAGE
Nantahala Talc & Limestone Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

He climbed up on the front of a shovel track to get into the cab and hit his head on a mirror bracket. He did not use the step mounted on the machine and came up under the bracket from the wrong direction. The ER doctor gave him 5 sutures and said he suffered a concussion.He was seen again by the doctor on 3/9/2010 and cleared to return to work on the 10th.

2008 · 1 incident

June 16, 2008 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)

He felt hot, bed rested in scalehouse awhile, then went home. Later that night he went to the emergency room.

2007 · 1 incident

January 2, 2007 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Nantahala Talc & Limestone Company Inc · Struck by flying object

Rock slid off highwall, rock fragment came through window of excavator and hit operator on the left shin. He did not need medical treatment at the time. On 1/29/07 he complained of swelling and went to dr. He is being treated for cellulitis.

2005 · 1 incident

June 14, 2005 NC · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Nantahala Talc & Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While working with Bobcat skid steer front loader operator to prepare a future stockpile area, victim's foot was caught between the bucket and arm of loader resulting in fracture to the big toe of his left foot.

2002 · 1 incident

January 2, 2002 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nantahala Talc & Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS REPAIRING HOLE IN BIN, BENT OVER TO PICK UP A 30" X 6' PIECE OF SCRAP CONVEYOR BELTING AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOWER BACK PAIN.

2000 · 3 incidents

September 12, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nantahala Talc & Limestone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAB DOOR LATCH RELEASED UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING THEDOOR TO SWING CLOSED CATCHING INJURED'S LEFT HAND CAUSING BRUISE TO PALM & BACK OF HAND.

February 16, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal silo operator, bin puller, truck loader POWERED HAULAGE
Nantahala Talc & Limestone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS CLEARING BLOCKAGE FROM BOTTOM OF SQUARE VERTICAL CHUTE WHEN A ROCK FELL ON INJURED'S HAND AND CAUSED LACERATIONS. HOSPITAL EXAM WITH X RAYS INDICATED NO BROKEN BONES. INJURED LEFT LITTLE FINGER AND IS IN STEEL SPLINT. LACERATIONS REQUIRED NO STITCHES.

February 2, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nantahala Talc & Limestone Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED FELL ONTO METAL HOPPER AND BELT WHILE CLEARING BLOCKAGE AT THE BOTTOM OF A SQUARE VERTICAL STEEL CHUTE. NO EXTERNAL LACERATIONS OCCURRED AND HOSPITAL EXAM, WITH X-RAYS, INDICATED NO BR OKEN BONES. DIAGNOSIS WAS POSSIBLE LOWER BACK STRAIN.