Mining Incidents

NORTH QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal

Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3100087
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2001–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2026 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE was attempting to move a rock that weighed approximately 40 lbs. from the catwalk. When they swung the rock, it did not clear the middle handrail and pinched the tip of their left ring finger between the handrail and the rock.

2023 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While switching plant over employee needed to use a come along to flip a gate, once the come along was grabbed the chain was knotted up. The employee hung the come along up to straighten the chain and get some slack in it, when EE pulled the slack the hook came free and struck employee in the mouth breaking one front tooth in half.

2019 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was using a pry bar to remove plate from feedbox when the plate came loose and fell on EE's right ring finger resulting in a laceration/fracture.

2016 · 1 incident

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

Employee was lifting engine with shop hover head hoist to install in Euclid R-40 water truck. While using a Caterpillar lifting Bar the adjustment screw failed pinching employee right ring finger between roller resulting in laceration/amputation to the tip of finger.

2003 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING MIXING PADDLES ON PUGMILL. WAS TURNING SHAFT TO BRING UP THE NEXT PADDLE. THE OTHER PADDLE ROTATED DOWN MASHING R. LITTLE FINGER AGAINST BOOT ON R. ANKLE. DREW BACK THE HAND AND FINGE R WAS CUT.

Struck by falling object

WAS CLEANING MATERIAL AWAY FROM HOLE IN CHUTE ON TOWER #2. OTHER EE'S WERE WORKING ON A LEVEL ABOVE CHUTE CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL FROM A PLATE.THE PIECE OF METAL AFTER BEING CUT FELL THRU AN OPENING ON THE DECK AND TRAVELED TO LOWER LEVEL WHERE INJURED WAS WORKING. METAL STRUCK INJURED IN THE BACK OF HIS LEFT LEG AT THE KNEE AREA.

2001 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A RAM (500 LBS.) THAT WAS SUSPENDED FROM A CRANE TO LOOSEN THE HEAD NUT ON A SHORTHEAD CRUSHER. WHEN THE RAM CONTACTED THE WRENCH THAT WAS WELDED ON TO TO NUT, THEWRENCH CAME UNCOUPLED A LLOWING THE RAM TO FALL TO THE GROUND AND CONTACTING THE SAFETY SHOE OF THE INJURED EE CAUSING PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF THE LEFT BIG TOE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING SPACER WHEN IT CAME LOOSE, EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR IT WHILE SAW BLADE WAS RUNNING, CUTTING HIS THUMB.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING CRANE TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMPIN THE PIT. THE GROUND WAS NOT LEVEL ENOUGHT TO SET THE CRANE UP PROPERLY AS HE CARRIED WOODEN BLOCKS TO LEVEL THE RIGHT REAR OUTRIGGER HE STEPPED ON A LOOSE ROCK CAUSING HIS LEFT ANKLE TO TWIST