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AIKEN QUARRY: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Aiken County, SC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3800634

AIKEN QUARRY has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1994–1995
Latest incident
Aug 1995
Ownership history
  1. Martin Marietta Aggregates 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1998 1
1997 4
1996 4
1995 4
1994 3
1993 2
1992 2
1991 3
1990 2
1989 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

AIKEN QUARRY sits in Aiken County, South Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Aiken County, South Carolina · Population 171,949
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$67,940
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1995 · 2 incidents

August 10, 1995 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Contact with hot objects or substances

TOOK RADIATOR CAP OFF HOT ENGINE OF BACK DUMP.

March 20, 1995 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED IN HOLE ON JOB SITE.

1994 · 1 incident

July 5, 1994 SC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON JAW, WHILE HE WAS DOING THIS ANOTHER EE TOOK JAW OUT OF GEAR AND BALANCE WHEEL ROLLED BACKWARDS HITTING EE. INJURED EE SUFFERED FROM A STRAIN TO THE RT SHOULDER AND ARM.