Mining Incidents

SheltonMetal/Nonmetal

Pelham, Caswell County, NC · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3100085
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2002–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2026 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was in shop getting metal for plant, they walked around back of truck hitting right shin on hitch could not maintain balance and fell to ground causing a fracture to left femur.

2020 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was on platform waiting for skid steer to pull pipe away from building structure when opposite end of pipe flipped up and caught employees finger between pipe and handrail causing a laceration to right middle finger

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Injured employee was helping another employee that was using pry bar on toggle plate when Injured employee hand was pinched between thumb & back of hand. On 8/10/2020 Injured employee reported that hand was hurting needed to go clinic get checked out. On 8/24/2020 Dr put splint on.

2016 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was installing battery in Haul Truck when EE reached down to pick battery up EE stated they strained back. Did not go to Doctor & no lost work days. Decided to go to Doctor in April no loss days. Went back May 6 Doctor put EE on a modified duty but with restrictions, we had no job so EE is now out of work til next Dr. Appt on May 16.

2015 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee is our QC/QA Testing Technician. He picked up a 5 gal bucket of material to dump out when he felt pain in his lower back and leg.

2014 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee climbed into loader to start up then dismounted to perform pre-shift. When he stepped down from bottom step he turned to go round front of loader when he felt pain in lower back causing a sprain lumbar

2012 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was unclogging drain on sand screw with a pipe. His left little finger struck grate on top of sand screw causing a laceration that required stitches.

2006 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

While using air bags to dislodge large blocks of rock, the scaler's legs were taken out when rock fell & air bags went down the hill. Dragged scaler into area that rock was falling.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE strained lower back while lifting a 55 gallon drum of oil.

2005 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Lacerated left pinky finger after the WA500 Loader cylinder pin pinched it, receiving 10 stitches.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

LOADER DROPPED BIG ROCK ON HAUL TRUCK. ROCK WAS BIG ENOUGH TO JERK DRIVER OF HAUL TRUCK AROUND & INJURE HIS BACK.