Per employee: They were cleaning off Catwalk on Screen 1 like they were told to do. A big rock fell from the top of the machine and hit them in the back.
Edgefield Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Trenton,
Edgefield County,
SC
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800738
Edgefield Quarry has $70K in proposed MSHA penalties and $599 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2012–2025
- Latest incident
- Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
76
citations
11
significant & substantial
$69,718
proposed penalties
$58,619
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,099 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
47
inspections on record
836
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: 836 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Edgefield Quarry has $70K in proposed MSHA penalties and $599 outstanding across 3 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.$70K
proposed penalties
$59K
current assessed
$59K
paid to date
$599
outstanding
73 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 7,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 6,499 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 8,022 | 2 | 0 | 249.3 |
| 2025 Q1 | 8,100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 7,294 | 7 | 0 | 959.7 |
| 2024 Q3 | 8,836 | 1 | 0 | 113.2 |
| 2024 Q2 | 8,927 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 9,445 | 4 | 1 | 423.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 8,702 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 9,348 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 9,391 | 5 | 0 | 532.4 |
| 2023 Q1 | 9,068 | 1 | 0 | 110.3 |
| 2022 Q4 | 8,831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 9,810 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 8,959 | 2 | 0 | 223.2 |
| 2022 Q1 | 9,047 | 2 | 0 | 221.1 |
| 2021 Q4 | 9,224 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 8,087 | 3 | 0 | 371.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 7,436 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 8,206 | 3 | 0 | 365.6 |
| 2020 Q4 | 10,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 10,363 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 10,278 | 1 | 0 | 97.3 |
| 2020 Q1 | 9,831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 9,973 | 2 | 0 | 200.5 |
| 2019 Q3 | 8,990 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 8,113 | 2 | 0 | 246.5 |
| 2019 Q1 | 7,253 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 6,856 | 1 | 0 | 145.9 |
| 2018 Q3 | 6,014 | 2 | 0 | 332.6 |
| 2018 Q1 | 10,662 | 1 | 0 | 93.8 |
| 2017 Q4 | 9,563 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 10,423 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 11,342 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 11,698 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 9,967 | 4 | 1 | 401.3 |
| 2016 Q3 | 11,094 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 10,827 | 1 | 0 | 92.4 |
| 2016 Q1 | 9,609 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 10,652 | 4 | 1 | 375.5 |
| 2015 Q3 | 11,236 | 1 | 0 | 89.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 9,608 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 9,978 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 9,642 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 10,014 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 11,397 | 3 | 0 | 263.2 |
| 2014 Q1 | 9,555 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 8,883 | 7 | 2 | 788.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 7,367 | 2 | 1 | 271.5 |
| 2013 Q2 | 6,474 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,338 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,216 | 3 | 1 | 2467.1 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,206 | 1 | 1 | 829.2 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,280 | 9 | 3 | 7031.2 |
| 2012 Q1 | 754 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2025 · 1 incident
July 23, 2025
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Struck by falling object
2012 · 1 incident
March 29, 2012
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Struck against stationary object
Employee smashed finger on bucket of John Deere 270 Skid Steer.
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