Mining Incidents

Moncure #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Wienerberger AG
Brickhaven, Chatham County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3102144

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2005–2008
Latest incident
Feb 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
54
citations
5
significant & substantial
$5,590
proposed penalties
$5,490
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 24 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 22 2 0 90909.1
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 15 1 0 66666.7
2023 Q4 8 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 75 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

2 on file

2008 · 1 incident

February 10, 2008 NC · Metal/Non-Metal ELECTRICAL
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

Electrical outlet shorted out igniting wood interior wall. Fire dept. responded, extinguished fire. Gates were locked; no miners present at time of fire. Approx. time fire dept. was on scene 1 hr 10 min.

2005 · 1 incident

February 14, 2005 NC · Metal/Non-Metal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Wet and muddy, EE was filling up machine with water. He was climbing on machine. Went to move a 5 gallon jug of water to the next level of catwalk. His hand slipped off of handrail, he fell against machine bruising his ribs and his leg hit the tracks lacerating his leg.