Mining Incidents

Onslow Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Richlands, Onslow County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3102120

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
Jan 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
67
citations
11
significant & substantial
$7,448
proposed penalties
$7,220
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 9,536 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,758 2 1 205.0
2025 Q2 11,431 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 10,629 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 9,292 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,973 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,691 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,913 0 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

2021 · 1 incident

January 7, 2021 NC · Metal/Non-Metal trespasser SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The deceased individual was not an employee of the miner operator & was a trespasser on the site. The individual was reportedly evading police in the early morning hours of 1/7/21. The individual reportedly made it past the location's fence & became a trespasser on property. The trespasser fell off of a highwall & down into the pit.

2009 · 1 incident

August 13, 2009 NC · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Equipment technician was pulling on a wrench to loosen a hydraulic pump retaining nut. The wrench slipped off the retaining nut. His left arm slipped forward causing his left forearm to contact a sheet metal guard edge. The sharp corner of the guard caused a laceration to the left forearm.

2005 · 1 incident

January 24, 2005 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While assisting loading a shot at Onslow Quarry, carrying 1 50# bag of ANFO on each shoulder, slipped on shot. Did not realize anything was wrong until next morning when back hurt so badly he could not get out of bed and had to call for an ambulance.

2000 · 1 incident

August 31, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE GRINDING STEEL EE GOT PIECE IN HIS EYE. EMP. WAS SWEARING SAFETY GLASSES Z87.1.