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KT Mica Metal/Non-Metal

The Quartz Corp USA · Facility

Controlled by Imerys S A; Norsk Mineral AS

Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, NC · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 3101955

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 6
Years on record: 2002–2008
Latest incident: Apr 2008

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$4,989

proposed penalties

$4,989

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	2,370	0	0.0
2025 Q2	2,000	0	0.0
2024 Q4	2,110	0	0.0
2024 Q3	520	0	0.0
2024 Q2	3,051	0	0.0
2024 Q1	2,364	1	423.0
2023 Q3	2,434	0	0.0
2023 Q2	512	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

6 on file

2008 · 1 incident

April 1, 2008 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

United States Gypsum Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was working on the locked out dryer bag-house rotary chain and sprocket. While attempting to manually move the chain up one link on the sprocket he caught the 2nd and 3rd digits of his left hand between the rotary sprocket and chain.

2006 · 1 incident

August 21, 2006 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

United States Gypsum Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lifting the #2 screen spider with a pry bar on the #1 Mill. The screen spider was set on the I-Beam frame. As the employee proceeded to lift the screen with the pry bar he began to feel for the bolt hole underneath the frame. The screen spider started to slide along the pry bar and pinched the pad of his right thumb against the frame.

2005 · 2 incidents

November 14, 2005 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

United States Gypsum Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The Maintenance Crew was replacing the screw conveyor in the dryer feed hopper. At about 9:00 AM on Monday 11/14/05 employee felt a burning pain in his lower left back. He was taken to the company doctor where he diagnosed a lumbar strain.

August 3, 2005 NC · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS

United States Gypsum Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While working at the bagging station (lifting 50-lb. mica bags), EE felt a warm sensation on his right groin area. EE did not think it was a big deal but around 9:30 am as he proceeded to climb the baghouse stairs, he felt the same warm sensation. EE then went to the restroom and noticed that he had some swelling on his right groin area. Diag.: hernia (surgery probable).

2004 · 1 incident

April 17, 2004 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

United States Gypsum Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

While reconnecting an air line that came loose from the St. Regis Packer, employee turned air valve off but failed to close it completely. As the employee proceeded with the reconnection of the air line, he accidentally hit the start button causing the bagger to move pinching and lacerating his left middle finger.

2002 · 1 incident

April 24, 2002 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

United States Gypsum Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS SHOVELING CONCRETE WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.