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Augusta Sand Mine: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Cemex S A
Augusta, Richmond County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900415

Augusta Sand Mine has $352 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983–2002
Latest incident
Sep 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5
citations
1
significant & substantial
$352
proposed penalties
$352
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
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Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
15
inspections on record
174
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: 174 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Augusta Sand Mine has $352 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$352
proposed penalties
$352
current assessed
$352
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-03-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
20.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
20.0%
reasonably likely or greater
100.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 40.0% low, 60.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2001-10-30, 24 years ago
4
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Show the individual readings (4)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2001-10-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2001-10-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-10-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-10-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scale Man
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Southern Aggregates Inc 1950 to 1982
  2. Rinker Materials Of Florida Incorporated 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2006 6
2005 5
2004 4
2003 4
2002 5
2001 4
2000 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Augusta Sand Mine sits in Richmond County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Richmond County, Georgia · Population 206,040
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$53,197
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2006 Q4 726 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,902 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,136 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,593 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,323 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,034 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,474 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,160 0 0 0.0
Show 20 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q4 2,697 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,488 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,466 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,067 1 0 483.8
2003 Q4 2,968 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,946 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,706 1 0 369.5
2003 Q1 2,532 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,397 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,853 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,841 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,509 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,395 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,113 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,609 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,916 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,818 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,675 3 1 641.7
2000 Q2 4,565 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,142 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

Reportable incidents

8 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2002 · 1 incident

September 19, 2002 GA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Rinker Materials Of Florida Incorporated · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING DREDGE WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW ON A LEVER CAUSING TEMPORARILY NUMBNESS TO RIGHT ARM.

1999 · 1 incident

January 11, 1999 GA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rinker Materials Of Florida Incorporated · Struck by flying object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET A BEARING OUT OF ITS PACKAGING BY HITTING THE BOX WITH A HAMMER. UPON DOIN SO, A FRAGMENT OF METAL SHOT OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT LEG. IT WAS EMBEDDED IN HIS RIG HT SHIN BONE.

1991 · 1 incident

November 14, 1991 GA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Rinker Materials Of Florida Incorporated · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING LOADER BUCKET TO MOVE METAL PART IT STARTED TO SLIDE OUT OF BUCKET EMP TRIED TO PUSH IT BACK IN AND CAUGHT 2ND 3RD R UNDER MOVING METAL

1987 · 1 incident

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 1 incident

1984 · 1 incident

August 13, 1984 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Rinker Materials Of Florida Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING OVERBURDEN USING JOHN DEERE TRACTOR PULLING PAN TRACTOR HIT WET, SOFT SPOT. EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL, LOCKED BRAKES AND SKIDDED INTO POND.

1983 · 1 incident

August 18, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Rinker Materials Of Florida Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEARING LAND WITH BULLDOZER PRIOR TO STRIPPING, LIMB OF TREE STRUCK OPERATOR IN FACE CAUSIN G FRACTURE OF CHEEKBONE.