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Candor Sand Pit Metal/Non-Metal

APAC-Atlantic Inc Thompson-Arthur Division · Surface

Controlled by CRH PLC

Candor, Montgomery County, NC · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 3101354

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2000–2018
Latest incident: Dec 2018

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

102

citations

significant & substantial

$21,556

proposed penalties

$20,139

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	8,022	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	6,546	1	0	152.8
2025 Q1	7,358	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	6,497	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	6,766	2	0	295.6
2024 Q1	5,874	0	0	0.0
2023 Q4	6,475	2	2	308.9
2023 Q3	7,183	3	0	417.7

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2018 · 1 incident

December 5, 2018 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

APAC-Atlantic Inc Thompson-Arthur Division · Struck by flying object

Employee was replacing pin in the 360 Komatsu Track Hoe using the sledge hammer to drive the pin. A metal shard broke off the pin and struck employee in the inner leg approx. 2" above the knee causing a 1 1/2 laceration.

2000 · 1 incident

February 14, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Thompson-Arthur Division/ APAC - Carolina, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS TENFEET LONG, EIGHT INCHES HIGH, 1/4 INCH THICK AND SAYS HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING HIM.