Mining Incidents

Askew Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Stephen C Langford
Union, Union County, SC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800582

Askew has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
May 1984
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
38
citations
3
significant & substantial
$4,247
proposed penalties
$3,945
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $302 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
53
inspections on record
538
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 538 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Askew has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
38 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 1,028 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,024 1 0 976.6
2025 Q2 1,062 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,073 1 0 932.0
2024 Q4 1,051 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,097 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,092 3 0 2747.3
2024 Q1 1,056 1 0 947.0
Show 92 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,093 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,124 2 0 1779.4
2023 Q2 966 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,049 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,081 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,123 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,049 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,126 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,184 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 81 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 685 2 0 2919.7
2021 Q1 36 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 19 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,598 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,298 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,085 1 0 921.7
2019 Q4 933 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,167 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,560 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,248 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,113 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,201 1 0 832.6
2018 Q2 1,334 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,356 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,211 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,106 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,127 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 782 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 9 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 9 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 9 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 6 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 14 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,294 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,623 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,667 1 0 599.9
2014 Q3 1,580 3 1 1898.7
2014 Q2 1,603 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,838 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,313 1 1 761.6
2013 Q3 1,523 1 0 656.6
2013 Q2 1,500 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,465 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,422 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,359 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,636 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,351 1 0 740.2
2011 Q3 1,135 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 597 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 674 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,474 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,503 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,066 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,206 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,560 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,436 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,447 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 959 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,065 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,152 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,452 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,151 1 0 868.8
2007 Q3 1,210 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,356 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,364 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,421 1 0 703.7
2006 Q3 2,880 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,029 1 0 330.1
2006 Q1 2,991 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,814 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,290 2 0 607.9
2005 Q2 3,362 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,924 2 0 684.0
2004 Q4 3,127 1 0 319.8
2004 Q3 3,357 4 0 1191.5
2004 Q1 3,906 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,936 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,320 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,231 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,116 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,068 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,565 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,393 1 0 294.7
2001 Q4 3,436 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,054 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,235 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,764 3 0 797.0
2000 Q4 3,337 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,203 2 1 624.4
2000 Q2 3,636 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,687 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

May 28, 1984 SC · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McIntyre Sand Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SUBJECT WAS ISNTALLING STARTER MOTOR ON A FRONTEND LOADER.

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