Colleton Sand Plant · Fall to the walkway or working surface
It was raining outside and employee was running into office and slipped on porch
Colleton Sand Plant: 55 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Colleton Sand Plant has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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
- 2010
- Latest incident
- May 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
55
citations
16
significant & substantial
$6,652
proposed penalties
$5,645
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,007 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
30
inspections on record
311
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 311 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Colleton Sand Plant has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
55 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-01-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.29.1%
significant & substantial
23.6%
high negligence or reckless
29.1%
reasonably likely or greater
65.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.9% low, 65.5% moderate, 23.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2009-04-28, 17 years ago
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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.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
4
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg3
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (4)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-28 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2009-04-28 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.14 | 0.73 | 0.19 | Backhoe Operator |
| 2004-04-21 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2004-04-21 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility 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
- Rea Construction Company 1979 to 1979
- Walker Enterprises Of Walterboro Inc 1979 to 2002
- Lowcountry Sand & Gravel, Inc. 2002 to 2003
- Lowcountry Concrete of Ridgeland Inc 2003 to 2007
- Colleton Sand Plant 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2002 | 6 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Colleton Sand Plant sits in Colleton County, South Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Colleton County, South Carolina · Population 38,623
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$48,779
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 2,512 | 6 | 3 | 2388.5 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,867 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,745 | 2 | 1 | 1146.1 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,253 | 5 | 1 | 2219.3 |
| 2009 Q4 | 2,032 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,659 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q2 | 1,614 | 2 | 0 | 1239.2 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,256 | 2 | 0 | 886.5 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,510 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,083 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,670 | 4 | 1 | 1498.1 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2,898 | 5 | 1 | 1725.3 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,963 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,488 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 3,288 | 5 | 2 | 1520.7 |
| 2005 Q4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,692 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,288 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,494 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,250 | 3 | 0 | 1333.3 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,572 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,479 | 6 | 3 | 2420.3 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,269 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,801 | 1 | 0 | 357.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,725 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,046 | 13 | 4 | 12428.3 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.