Castle Hayne Quarry — Accidents

Total: 17 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/09/2025 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A train car wheel sparked on the tracks while leaving the site, starting a brush fire on the mine property.
03/24/2025 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A tree fell on mine property due to high wind, causing it to fall on a powerline, causing it to arc. This resulted in two brush fires to start burning on the mine property.
10/05/2016 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee reported chest pain while operating the Primary Controls in the plant. Employee was taken to the emergency room by ambulance. Employee was found to have had a collapsed stint and heart incid...
08/03/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing next to a conveyor when a rock fell from the conveyor striking his left hand causing a laceration.
11/22/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 65d restricted Employee was changing a hydraulic hose on a front-end loader and injured his left arm.
09/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pinched left pinky finger while working on a clutch assembly requiring 8 stitches.
08/14/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Trespasser entered wooded area near entrance road and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
09/05/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was exiting pickup truck and apparently placed right foot out of truck to exit. When weight was placed on foot that was on a rock his ankle twisted and he fell to the ground. Fractured small bon...
10/09/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 124d lost, 29d restricted Suffered a hairline fracture of his pelvis & numerous bruises when the loader overturned. He worked his way around the feeder until he was in a position sideways on the ramp. He dumped a bucket of wet...
11/15/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None LACERATION TO HIS HAND REQUIRING 8 STITCHES. CHANGING A BEARING, RAISED TAIL PULLEY WITH A PRY BAR. PRY BAR SLIPPED CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND.
06/25/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER WHILE PUTTING A BUCKET TOOTH ON RESULTING IN LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
04/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 27d restricted BACK INJURY OCCURED WHILE EE WAS SHOVELING ROCK SAND OUT OF THE STOPPED UP SCREEN ON THE SAND CLASSIFIER. STRETCHED TO AN AWKWARD POSITION TO REACH THE MATERIAL AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
10/31/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CUTTING OPEN A SILICON TUBE WITH A BELT KNIFE, PULLING TOWARD HIS BODY. IT SLIP CUTTING WRIST, 6 STITCHES.
06/11/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 28d restricted FALL FROM DRAGLINE BOOM RESULTED IN BROKEN RIBS AND DISLOCATED SHOULDER. EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE GREASING THE SHEAVES ON THE GANTRY. THE BOOM WAS LOWERED TILL THE BOOM POINT WAS AT GROUN...
01/30/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ROLLER FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEG. CUT LEGREQUIRING 4 STITCHES.
07/11/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE RECEIVED CONTUSIONS AND LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD WHEN THE GRADER DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON HIS HEAD. THE GRADER WAS BEING USED TO LEVEL THE GROUND AT THE STOCKPILE AREA. THE GROUND WAS VERY HARD TH...
04/11/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PUTTING BELT CLAMPS IN D CONVEYOR BELT. HE HAD TO CUT A PIECE OF BELT. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT LEG. REQUIRED STITCHES.