Mining Incidents

Congaree Sand Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jordan John R
Richland County, SC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3800599

MSHA record for Congaree Sand Mine (mine ID 3800599). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
Ownership history
  1. Cherokee Sand & Fill Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Congaree Sand Mine sits in Richland County, South Carolina, 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.
Richland County, South Carolina · Population 418,725
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,699
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

July 1, 1988 SC · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cherokee Sand & Fill Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON DREDGE PUMP WRENCH SLIPPED AND CAUSED FALL 3' ONTO FRONT AREA OF DREDGE.