Carolina Cat technician was entering through an interior door when the door closed on EE's hand.
BESSEMER CITY QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Bessemer City, Gaston County, NC · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3101105
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2002–2025
- Latest incident
- Sep 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2025 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
2004 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The employee was using a jigsaw to cut holes in the bottom of the generator pan. The saw either locked down or twisted during the cutting process, which pushed the saw against the ee's finger and the generator frame. The result was a lacerated finger requiring three stitches.
2003 · 1 incident
Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING ON HIS SIDE WELDING ON A D8L DOZER WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG POPPED AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT EAR.
2002 · 2 incidents
Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON JAW CRUSHER: SLIPPED AND FELL: SHIT HIT EDGE OF TAIL SPRING GUARD CAUSING CUT OF RIGHT LEG.
Struck against a moving object
EE BUMPED ELBOW ON CONTROL LEVER IN THE CAB OF THE EX 1100. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 6/21/2002 BUT NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 7/31/2002. FLUID WAS DRAINED FROM ELBOW ON 7/31/2002.