Mining Incidents

Blue Water Sand & Gravel, Inc. Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ronnie G Kirkpatrick Jr
Princeton, Johnston County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3102191

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2007–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
102
citations
33
significant & substantial
$22,605
proposed penalties
$17,380
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 5,006 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,969 2 0 503.9
2024 Q2 2,407 4 0 1661.8
2023 Q3 3,614 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,889 1 0 204.5
2022 Q3 4,787 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,025 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,480 1 0 287.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2025 · 1 incident

November 6, 2025 NC · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Water Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

Miner shut down the Astec Wash Plant for maintenance, after approximately 30 minutes the miner removed the radiator cap when anti-freeze splashed out and on the miners hand, arm and face.

2024 · 2 incidents

November 7, 2024 NC · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blue Water Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting off the Volvo Excavator EC350 after putting in DEF. EE miss stepped resulting in left ankle sprain.

February 26, 2024 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Blue Water Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Wind blew foreign body into right eye while working around plant. Eye was flushed and embedded particle was removed. No restricted duty or impairment

2020 · 1 incident

June 5, 2020 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blue Water Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee had got a grease gun from the tool box on the excavator, EE set the grease gun on the tracks to climb down, EE's foot slipped and EE fell sustaining injury to the left wrist.

2018 · 1 incident

February 5, 2018 NC · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Water Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was preparing to perform maintenance on plant. Employee was pulling pin to access screen deck for screen repair, tray shifted and injured arm.

2007 · 1 incident

August 31, 2007 NC · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mar Mac Aggregates, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was pouring hydraulic fluid from a 5 gallon pail into the bulk tank on a piece of equipment, when a muscle pulled in his lower back. Miner has a pulled lower back muscle.