UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 30, 2011

 

 

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

North Carolina

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-12744     56-1848578

(Commission

File Number)

   

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2710 Wycliff Road, Raleigh, North Carolina     27607
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code)

(919) 781-4550

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 30, 2011, the Corporation received an imminent danger order issued by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) under section 107(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 at its Parkville quarry in Parkville, Missouri. The order stated that an air shaft, which serves as a secondary escape, has not been inspected at regular intervals and the steel liner of the shaft has corroded. The Corporation has completed corrective measures. On December 5, 2011, MSHA reviewed the corrective action and terminated the order.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC.

                          (Registrant)
Date: December 6, 2011     By:  

/s/    Anne H. Lloyd        

      Anne H. Lloyd,
      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer