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COX SAND MINE: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Cemex S A
Mcintosh County, GA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0901003

MSHA record for COX SAND MINE (mine ID 0901003). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1993–1996
Latest incident
Apr 1996
Ownership history
  1. Mc Intosh Sand Inc 1987 to 1989
  2. Rinker Materials Corp 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

COX SAND MINE sits in McIntosh County, Georgia, 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.
McIntosh County, Georgia · Population 11,187
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$50,348
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1996 · 1 incident

April 16, 1996 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rinker Materials Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS CHOPPING DOWN A TREE WHEN AXE BLADE STRUCK A HARD SPOT IN THE WOOD AND THE AXE DEFLECTED OFF THE WOOD AND IT STRUCK HIS LEG. REQUIRED STITCHES.

1994 · 1 incident

January 17, 1994 GA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Rinker Materials Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING WORKBOAT TO DREDGE WHEN BOAT HIT AN UNDERWATER DREDGE ANCHOR CABLE. THIS CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO BE THROWN INTO THE BOW OF THE BOAT WHERE HE CUT HIS LEG ON THE STEEL DECKING.

1993 · 2 incidents

September 13, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rinker Materials Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WITH A HELPER, THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A V-BELT DRIVE ASSEMBLY WEIGHING ABOUT 100 POUNDS, FROMA PUMP SHAFT DOWN TO THE GROUND. A DISTANCE OF ONEFOOT WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED.

January 27, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Rinker Materials Corp · Struck against a moving object

TH CIRCULAR SAW THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIT A HARD SPOT IN THE WOOD AND KICKED BACK, LACERATING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.