Mining Incidents

Matthews Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Matthews, Mecklenburg County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3102084

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Oct 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
117
citations
14
significant & substantial
$21,933
proposed penalties
$21,933
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 7,229 1 0 138.3
2025 Q3 5,124 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,057 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,369 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,870 2 0 696.9
2024 Q3 8,862 3 0 338.5
2024 Q1 2,434 2 0 821.7
2023 Q2 2,936 2 0 681.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2024 · 1 incident

2022 · 1 incident

May 17, 2022 NC · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While changing small motor, the motor smashed the employees finger.

2011 · 1 incident

January 12, 2011 NC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

On an icy day the loader operator started his loader and climbed down. The operator slipped and fell on ice. The manager helped him up the operator was okay. In August the employee reported pain associated with the fall, after being diagnosed with a degenerative issue claiming the fall aggravated his condition. September 15, 2011 employee had surgery to repair his condition.

2004 · 1 incident

January 28, 2004 NC · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING BETWEEN THE SAND PUMP AND SAND SCREW AND TRIPPED ON AN ELECTRICAL CONDUIT, WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE EE EXTENDED HIS LEFT ARM AND LANDED ON THE GROUND. HAD A SMALL FRACTURE TO LEFT ELBOW.

2003 · 3 incidents

June 26, 2003 NC · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS TRAMMING THE R-50 HAUL TRUCK DOWN THE S. RAMP LOADED WHEN HIS BRAKES FAILED. HE DROVE TO THE NEXT BENCH THEN INTO THE BERM. THE TRUCK HITIT AT A PERPENDICULAR ANGLE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JUMP THE BERM & STRIKE ANOTHER WHICH STOPPED THE TRUCK. THE OPERATOR WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT THUS KEEPING HIM IN THE TRUCK. X-RAYS SHOWED TWO FRACTURED RIBS. HE WAS RELEASED FOR LIGHT DUTY.

April 29, 2003 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ON 4/29/03 LEADPERSON WAS WORKING ON STATION #2 TOWER UNSTOPPING A CHUTE. HE WAS USING A STEEL BAR TO DISLODGE THE ROCK. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER TO BE SMASHED BETWEEN THE BAR AND A STEEL STRUCTURE. CO-WORKER WAS THE FIRST TO LOOK AT THE FINGER. HE TOOK HIM TO THE FIRST AID CABINET AND CLEANED IT UP AND PUT AN ICE PACK ON IT. HE THEN BROUGHT HIM TO ME IN THE SE

February 6, 2003 NC · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BOLT FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE AND FREE IT FROM THE JAW CRUSHER. THE SECOND EE MISSED HITTING INJURED'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

2000 · 1 incident