Mining Incidents

HICKORY QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Hickory, Catawba County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3100043

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
156
citations
33
significant & substantial
$39,758
proposed penalties
$39,758
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 9,546 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,812 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,229 1 0 191.2
2024 Q3 4,655 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 8,635 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 7,974 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 3,526 2 0 567.2
2023 Q3 8,942 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

7 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 14, 2025 NC · Metal/Non-Metal trespasser SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Trespasser entered mine property and while attempting to climb down from bench 5 to bench 6, slipped and fell approximately 40 feet breaking both legs.

2013 · 2 incidents

June 13, 2013 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Contact with heat

Employee was changing screen cloth on number 3 screen, when he became weak. He notified his coworkers at which point they stop working and attended to him. They believed his sugar was low, but it ended up being heat related.

May 3, 2013 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

An employee was changing v-belts on the portable plant. The motor was lowered to reduce tension, but some tension on the belts still remained. As the employee removed the belts the tip of his finger got caught in a pinch point between the belt and the wheel, this required the employee to have a couple of stitches on the tip of his finger.

2006 · 1 incident

October 30, 2006 NC · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

The employee was putting an electrical wire on the solenoid of the fuel pump which had come off. In doing this process, the EE scraped his left forearm against a bolt which had weld on it, which sliced his arm open. He was taken to the DR. & received 6 stitches. He then returned to work with no restrictions. He was working on a Ingersol-Rand drill.

2005 · 1 incident

October 31, 2005 NC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Fall from machine

Employee fueled his haul truck at the end of his shift, and after he parked his equipment he did not dismount properly. He jumped from the step instead of climbing down landing on his left leg. Employee suffered a strained left knee, recieved medical treatment however this did not result in a lost time.

2000 · 2 incidents

September 14, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING AT THE JAW CRUSHER, HE CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM ON A PIECE OF METAL BURR. IT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

July 10, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck against a moving object

OFF ROAD HAUL TRUCK ROLLED FROM PARKED POSITION ITNO LOAD OUT BIN AND SMITH SETZER AND SONS OCCUPIED CUSTOMER TRUCK. BIN AND CUSTOEMR'S TRUCK WERE DEMOLISHED.