General Shale Brick, Inc. · Struck against a moving object
Tresspassed by opening gate to mine site and was riding an ATV when control was lost.
Sanford Pit Metal/Non-Metal
General Shale Brick, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Wienerberger AG
Sanford,
Lee County,
NC
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3102143
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2000–2007
- Latest incident
- May 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
45
citations
14
significant & substantial
$50,433
proposed penalties
$8,636
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 22222.2 |
| 2007 Q4 | 3,228 | 2 | 0 | 619.6 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,440 | 7 | 5 | 4861.1 |
| 2007 Q2 | 426 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1300000.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 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
3 on file2007 · 1 incident
2000 · 2 incidents
August 14, 2000
NC · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
OTHER
Cherokee Sanford Brick · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A CONTRACT EMPLOYEE WAS ACCUSING SUBJECT OF UNSAFE DRIVING TO MINING SUPERVISOR, CLAIMING HE HADSPLASHED MUD ON HIM THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY. SUBJECTWAS WITHIN HEARING DISTANCE & DENIED THIS, CALLI NG HIM A LIAR. AT THIS POINT CONTRACT EMPLOYEE STRUCK VICTIM IN BACK OF THE HEAD WITH HIS FIST.HE CONTINUED TO HIT VICTIM, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. TWO CO-WORKERS PULLED HIM OFF.
March 30, 2000
NC · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cherokee Sanford Brick · Struck by flying object
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING A RIPPER TOOTH ON A D8 DOZER. INJURED BEAT AROUND THE TOOTH TO LOOSEN IT. HE HIT THE TOP EDGE, A CHIP CAME OFF PENETRATING HIS LEFT LEG.