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PLANT #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Unimin Corp · Surface

Controlled by Covia Holdings LLC

Burnsville, Yancey County, NC · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 3100678

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2003–2010
Latest incident: Jun 2010

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$3,593

proposed penalties

$3,282

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
2011 Q2	520	1	0	1923.1
2011 Q1	0	0	0
2010 Q4	7,971	5	1	627.3
2010 Q3	6,926	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	520	3	1	5769.2
2010 Q1	8,150	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	8,092	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	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

4 on file

2010 · 1 incident

June 24, 2010 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE

Unimin Corp · Struck by falling object

The employee was assisting in lifting the stationary jaw from the jaw crusher and sitting the jaw on to the floor. The rail trolley and chain hoist being used fell from the beam to which it was attached. The trolley fell on to the employees left hand, which he was using to guide the jaw, and cut the middle finger of his left hand.

2009 · 1 incident

January 28, 2009 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Unimin Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The miner was attempting to loosen the bar bolts on a chainsaw when the bar wrench handle broke and the miners' hand struck the chainsaw chain which cut through his glove and cut the middle finger on his left hand.

2008 · 1 incident

September 4, 2008 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Unimin Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The miner was removing a build up of material at the feed hopper to the cone crusher, using a metal pry bar. His finger was caught between the bar and the edge of the hopper, injuring his finger.

2003 · 1 incident

February 5, 2003 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Unimin Corp · Struck by flying object

THE EE WAS GRINDING ON A BRAKE ROTOR, WHEN FINISHED HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE.