Mining Incidents

Rock Hill QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Rock Hill, York County, SC · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800026
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Dec 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Loosening a bolt with with an impact wrench and socket wrench. Hand slipped off wrench and was struck in face.

2024 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

A fire occurred on a CAT 775G haul truck. There were no injuries associated with this incident. Incident is still under investigation.

2021 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was unloading a pallet from a delivery truck and hyperextended their thumb.

2020 · 1 incident

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

Employee was swinging ram to strike wrench to tighten the nut on a crusher. As the employee pushed the ram forward, the right hand slipped and was between the ram and the wrench as it made contact.

2019 · 2 incidents

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

Employee was handling cutting edge and finger was caught between edge and bucket.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was carrying a fire extinguisher and tripped coming down some steps rolling EE's ankle

2016 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

The employee was operating a Genie S-60 Manlift. While navigating a downgrade, employee drove over a small pile of rocks causing the manlift to shift, jolting the operator. When the operator shifted, they planted their leg causing a hairline fracture.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was removing a two piece v-belt guard. The top piece of the guard was removed, one of the bolts out of the underside of the lower piece of guard slipped down and hit his right arm just above the wrist causing a laceration. He received four sutures making this a reportable medical.

2010 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was washing down the walkway around the #1 screen when the feed chute stopped up causing some rock to spill out. A small one hit him on the arm, then as he turned to move out of the way a bigger rock hit the back of his hard hat penetrating it and causing a small laceration on the back of his head that required three stitches.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Cut left index finger with worn bolt while replacing wear segments on pit loader bucket. ** Employee required five stitches/sutures making this a medical reportable, with no restricted duty & no lost time.

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

FOREMAN WAS HELPING UNLOAD TWO JAW DIES WHEN THE CHAINS SLIPPED OFF ABOUT ONE FOOT OFF THE GROUND. THE FOREMAN PUT HIS HANDS UP TO BLOCK THE CHAINS AS THEY CAME TOWARDS HIM. THE CHAIN HIT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER LACERATING THE BOTTOM SIDE REQUIRING NINE STITCHES. NO FRACTURE WAS DETECTED.

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OXYGEN & ACETELYNE BOTTLES WHEN HE PUSHED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGERNAIL UP. HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND AROUND THE BOTTLE SLIDING IT ON THE TRUCK WHEN HIS FINGER CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A PIECE OF METAL AT THE BACK OF THE BOTTLE RACK. STITCHES WERE USED MAKING THIS A REPORTABLE MEDICAL.

2004 · 1 incident

Unclassified, insufficient data

STRAIN RIGHT KNEE BECAME REPORTABLE ON 5/21/04

2001 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING TOGGLE BEAM INTO PLACE USING A COME-ALONGHOIST, BEAM MOVED SEVERAL INCHES, MASHING FINGERBETWEEN TOGGLE BEAM AND FRAME OF JAW CRUSHER. INJURY REQUIRED 23 STITCHES. FINGER ALSO BROKEN.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUNCHING A HOLE IN A CONVEYER BELT WITH A PUNCH AND HAMMER, WHEN HE HIT THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND WITH A HAMMER CAUSING INJURY WHICH REQUIRED 14 STITCHES.