Mining Incidents

Lemon Springs Metal/Non-Metal

G S Materials Inc · Surface
Controlled by Ronnie G Kirkpatrick Jr
Lemon Springs, Harnett County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3101990

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
34
Years on record
2000–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
318
citations
118
significant & substantial
$256,120
proposed penalties
$192,409
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 19,742 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 19,735 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 23,397 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 17,847 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 17,336 1 0 57.7
2024 Q3 19,572 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 17,680 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 16,557 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
April 11, 2012 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
G S Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miners were removing a counterweight from an excavator, standing side-by-side, when the counter-weight dropped unexpectedly to the ground.The victim stumbled backwards,fell landed on the back of his head on the shop floor. He was unresponsive during CPR. The autopsy report concludes the proximate cause of death as"commotio cerebri"noting also cardiac arrest.

Reportable incidents

33 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2026 · 1 incident

February 19, 2026 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G S Materials Inc · Fall from machine

Miner was filling bulk diesel tank on service truck, miner completed task and stepped down from back of truck. Miner rolled left ankle, suffered a sprained ankle.

2025 · 2 incidents

September 22, 2025 NC · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
G S Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was adjusting the distance of the forks of the fork-lift attachment on the Kubota SV95 Skid Steer Loader, the fork slid contacting the Miners right thumb cutting it. Miner then took self to the hospital for care.

March 23, 2025 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G S Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Was shoveling waste and turned and hit right hand on side of conveyor frame

2022 · 2 incidents

July 27, 2022 NC · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator MACHINERY
G S Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was digging out troughs with Volvo EC350 excavator. EE reached too deep with the bucket and pulled the excavator into a unlevel position.

January 10, 2022 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G S Materials Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was using a pipe wrench to loosen bolt to remove valve at plant. Employee was stood on cat walk, valve was at chest level. Wrench slipped and employee lost balance and hit back on handrail causing a fracture to the right wing of the lower vertebra.

2018 · 1 incident

June 12, 2018 NC · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
G S Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee reported injury as work related on 11-16-2018. Employee was out 6-13, 6-14, 6-15 and 6-18. Employee did not say time missed was worked related. Employee worked day of alleged injury. "I was helping another employee load the grease drum on the fuel truck and they lost grip and I had to catch it from falling back off" Back/Left leg pain.

2017 · 1 incident

June 14, 2017 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
G S Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was picking up a piece of metal next to screener. Received a puncture wound without foreign body to the right hand.

2011 · 1 incident

April 5, 2011 NC · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
G S Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

hydraulics failed on Volvo 360 trackhoe, causing bucket to come to the ground, jarring the cab. Caused muscle pull in employees back.

2010 · 1 incident

March 23, 2010 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
G S Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee reported on 3/25/2010 that he thought he had something in his eye. Epithelial abrasion to right eye.

2009 · 2 incidents

December 1, 2009 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
G S Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pulled left calf muscle when climbing up onto trackhoe.

July 27, 2009 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
G S Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Mechanic was working on Mack road truck adjusting clutch. He asked the other mechanic to depress clutch from inside the cab. The mechanic had not moved his hand when he asked the other mechanic to depress clutch and when the clutch was depressed the mechanic caught his middle finger on his right hand severing the top of his finger .

2008 · 1 incident

November 25, 2008 NC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G S Materials Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing into dump truck, his foot slipped on bottom step and he fell onto his back. Low back pain, hip pain and muscle strain.

2007 · 1 incident

October 5, 2007 NC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G S Materials Inc · Fall from machine

Employee fell from loader while climbing out. Conditions damp/raining. Employee does not remember how she fell. Landed in the sand, refused to lay still, got to her feet, refused back board when attended to by medical personal. Transported to the ER for back pain. Diagnosis compression fracture of L2. Employee rec'd training on 5-11-07 practices for getting on and off equipment.

2006 · 3 incidents

June 13, 2006 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G S Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was tightening bolts on screen at plant when his tool slipped and his arm came back and he hit his left elbow on plant. Contusion to left elbow area.

June 12, 2006 NC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
G S Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was sitting in buddy seat of the Case off road haul truck. He reached across his body with his right hand to close the door which was on his left. He shut the door on his left arm. Contusion to left elbow area.

May 19, 2006 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G S Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING A BOLT WHEN PUTTING IN A PIN IN THE BUCKET OF THE VOLVO EC360 EXCAVATOR. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIMSELF IN THE FACE WITH THE WRENCH CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.

2005 · 2 incidents

June 1, 2005 NC · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
G S Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was picking up a 50-lb bag of chemical when he strained his back. He has a prior history of back problems that we were not aware of until this injury occurred.

March 31, 2005 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
G S Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was greasing equipment at beginning of shift. He threw the grease hose over the bucket of the front end loader. He caught his left fore arm on the edge of the bucket during the motion of throwing the hose. He received a laceration of the left fore arm upon contact.

2003 · 3 incidents

December 3, 2003 NC · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
G S Materials Inc · No Value Found

EE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER AND SAID HE STRUCK A HOLE, SAID HE HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF OF LOADER AND JARRED HIS BACK, SAID HE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT, SITE WAS INSPECTED BY SUPERVISOR. NO H OLE FOUND. DOCTOR IS STATING THAT THIS IS A QUESTIONABLE CLAIM AT THIS TIME.

June 4, 2003 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G S Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING A HAMMER (HAND HELD) TO KNOCK IN A PIN AND HIT HIS HAND INSTEAD OF THE PIN.

May 1, 2003 NC · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
G S Materials Inc · No Value Found

WAS SCRAPING HAUL ROAD WITH TRACTOR & BLADE. DROVE TRACTOR OFF SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED TRACTOR ONTO ITS SIDE.

2001 · 4 incidents

November 13, 2001 NC · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
G S Materials Inc · Struck by powered moving object

DRIVER CAME OUT OF BREAKROOM. A 2ND EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT. NEITHER SAW THE OTHER. BUMPER OF PICKUP HIT DRIVER.

August 14, 2001 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer ELECTRICAL
G S Materials Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE FAILED TO ENSURE THAT BED WAS DOWN ON TRUCK AND DROVE THROUGH POWERLINE.

March 17, 2001 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
G S Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON EXCAVATOR, FINGER PINCHED ON MOVING PART.

2000 · 8 incidents

December 18, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
G S Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS LOOKING UNDER STACKER BELT TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY SAND BUILD UP AND BUMPED HIS HEAD.

December 15, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
G S Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

BACKING FRONT END LOADER AND ACCIDENTLY HIT A OFF ROAD DUMP TRUCK (PARKED)

October 27, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
G S Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PULLED LOWER BACK PICKING UP ROLLER AT PLANT.

October 24, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G S Materials Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF BACKHOE AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

July 26, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G S Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER A GUARDED PULLEY. HE HIT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PULLEY WITH THE SHOVEL AND THE SHOVEL SPRANG BACK FRACTURING HIS FINGER. EE WAS TERMINATED FOR FAILURE TO PRODUCE URINE SPE CIMEN.

June 29, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G S Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SLIPPED ON SOME SLIPPERY STEPS EXITING THE PORTS TRAILER AT THE BIG PLANT. HE HAD A PREEXISTING BACK AILMENT PRIOR TO THE FALL THAT IMPAIREDHIS ABILITY TO WALK CONFIDENTLY THE FALL RESULTE D IN WORK LOSS & RESTRICTED DUTY. THE INJURIES AQUIRED FROM THE FALL WERE BACK SPASMS & CHRONICBACK PAIN

April 1, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G S Materials Inc · Fall from machine

WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE LOADER AND MISSED A STEP, FELL TO THE GROUND AND HIT HEAD.

January 4, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G S Materials Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF DOZER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND TO GROUND CAUSING INJURY TO KNEE.