Mining Incidents

Gold HillMetal/Nonmetal

Cabarrus County, NC · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3100096
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
Mar 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2021 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was hit in the face by a brake plate while working on brake assembly on drill.

2020 · 1 incident

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

The employee was pinned between right-front tire and frame on the 775D haul truck.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

While performing work on the jaw crusher, a jack accidentally struck the employee in the back of the head, when a weld broke on a plate that was used to secure the jack. This caused a laceration, requiring stitches and spinous process fracture.

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

A piece of wear metal flew off a sledge hammer and entered the employee's abdomen.

Struck by flying object

The employee received a laceration over his right eye after being struck with a belt scraper that broke loose while trying to adjust the tension.

2003 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO TURN A JACKSHAFT AT THE JAW TO PUT A BELT BACK ON. THE PIPE WRENCHSLIPPED OFF OF THE SHAFT AND THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE WRENCH BACK ON WHEN THE COUNTERWEI GHT ROLLED SLIGHTLY CATCHING THE EE'S FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND A GUARD CAUSING A LACERATION.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by rolling or sliding object

INJURED WORKS FOR OTHER MINE- AS A QC TECH. ON THIS DAY HE WAS WITH A CONSULTANT AND WENT TO THE PIT TO INSPECT ROCK AT THE TOE OF A SLOPE ONA RECENT SHOT. A ROCK ABOUT THE SIZE OF AN ORANG E ROLLED DOWN SLOPE STRIKING SHOE THEN BOUNCED ONTO HIS SHIN CAUSING A SMALL CUT. INJURED HAD BEEN HAZARD TRAINED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.

Fall from machine

GOING ACROSS HOOD OF TRUCK TO ADJUST PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR. FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND, FALLING APPROX. 10-12' TO GROUND. FRACTURED LEFT HEEL.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO THE FLOOR. HE STRUCK THE INSIDE OF HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG,CAUSING CONTUSION OR HEMATOMA. SENT HIM TO DOCTOR TO BE CHECKED 12-27-00. DOCTOR SAID HE WAS O.K . BUT TO RETURN FOR FOLLOW UP 12-30-00. AT THAT TIME LEG HAD BECOME SWELLED. DOCTOR MADE INCISION TO DRAIN FLUIDS ON LEG. NO LOSS AT WORK OR RESTRICTIONS.