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Edmund Sand: 125 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Edmund, Lexington County, SC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3800662

Edmund Sand has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1998–2019
Latest incident
Oct 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
125
citations
29
significant & substantial
$25,169
proposed penalties
$25,169
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
88
inspections on record
1,142
inspection hours
11.0
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.
125 citations across 1,142 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Edmund Sand has $25K 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.
$25K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
125 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-03.
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.
23.2%
significant & substantial
11.2%
high negligence or reckless
23.2%
reasonably likely or greater
66.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.4% low, 78.4% moderate, 11.2% 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: 2023-11-08
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
21
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg14
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz5
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (21)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2023-11-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-11-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Hydrating Plant Operator
2023-11-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-07-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-07-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Lab Technician
2018-07-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2018-07-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 Utility Man
2014-05-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2014-05-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2014-05-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-06-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 0.84 0.31 Supervisor, Co. Official
2009-06-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-06-10 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.19 Backhoe Operator
2009-06-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.88 0.16 Truck Driver
2009-06-10 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-03-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2003-03-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-03-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 1.6 0.19 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-03-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.55 0.35 Truck Driver
2001-07-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-07-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
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.

Edmund Sand recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2024.

Injury rate, 2024
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.77 and the all-US-mining average was 2.08 cases per 100 workers.
In South Carolina, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.98 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 5.77 0.00 0.000
2018 * 19.21 14.41 0.000
2017 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. B & T Sand Company Inc 1993 to 2015
  2. Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC 2015 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2025 10
2024 13
2023 12
2022 13
2021 14
2020 16
2019 16
2018 17
2017 15
2016 15
2015 17
2014 17
2013 16
2012 16
2011 16
2010 16
2009 17
2008 19
2007 18
2006 18
2005 15
2004 15
2003 14
2002 13
2001 12
2000 12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Edmund Sand sits in Lexington 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.
Lexington County, South Carolina · Population 300,370
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$75,014
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
2025 Q3 1,610 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,805 1 0 128.1
2025 Q1 7,890 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,636 1 0 131.0
2024 Q3 7,765 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,853 2 0 254.7
2024 Q1 7,672 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 7,465 10 2 1339.6
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3 7,099 5 0 704.3
2023 Q2 7,237 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 7,251 2 0 275.8
2022 Q4 6,993 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 8,427 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 8,373 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 7,871 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 8,134 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 7,086 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 7,699 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 7,041 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 7,278 1 0 137.4
2020 Q3 7,800 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 8,054 2 0 248.3
2020 Q1 8,576 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 8,428 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 9,093 1 0 110.0
2019 Q2 8,817 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 8,308 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 9,242 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 9,823 1 0 101.8
2018 Q2 10,966 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 11,614 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 11,269 3 0 266.2
2017 Q3 12,069 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 9,831 1 0 101.7
2017 Q1 10,561 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 8,458 2 0 236.5
2016 Q3 10,816 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 11,080 1 0 90.3
2016 Q1 12,132 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 10,465 4 1 382.2
2015 Q3 10,585 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 11,059 2 1 180.8
2015 Q1 10,244 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 9,439 1 0 105.9
2014 Q3 10,374 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 11,380 2 0 175.7
2014 Q1 9,846 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 9,637 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 10,469 4 1 382.1
2013 Q2 10,312 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 10,766 2 0 185.8
2012 Q4 9,279 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 9,788 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 10,057 6 3 596.6
2012 Q1 9,693 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 9,373 8 2 853.5
2011 Q3 9,541 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 10,814 2 1 184.9
2011 Q1 8,915 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 9,231 1 0 108.3
2010 Q3 8,389 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 5,684 8 6 1407.5
2010 Q1 4,260 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,982 3 0 753.4
2009 Q3 4,342 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,700 2 0 425.5
2009 Q1 3,630 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,904 2 1 512.3
2008 Q3 4,424 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,337 1 0 230.6
2008 Q1 4,664 1 1 214.4
2007 Q4 3,900 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,360 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,230 1 0 448.4
2007 Q1 1,380 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,150 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,376 2 1 1453.5
2006 Q2 8,190 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 8,190 2 1 244.2
2005 Q4 7,990 1 0 125.2
2005 Q3 7,990 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7,990 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 7,990 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 7,990 15 2 1877.3
2004 Q3 7,990 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,990 6 1 750.9
2004 Q1 7,990 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 7,990 2 1 250.3
2003 Q2 7,990 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 7,990 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,990 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,990 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 7,990 1 0 125.2
2002 Q1 8,090 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 7,790 2 0 256.7
2001 Q3 8,310 1 0 120.3
2001 Q2 8,550 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 8,545 3 1 351.1
2000 Q4 8,575 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,720 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 9,320 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,530 4 2 612.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2019 · 1 incident

October 12, 2019 SC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A rope broke while pulling a feed belt. The rope hit and cut an employee's hand.

2018 · 4 incidents

September 25, 2018 SC · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee struck right knee while descending down the dewatering screen resulting in a contusion.

July 23, 2018 SC · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant OTHER
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Unclassified, insufficient data

Employees changing bearing on belt in rain and an unspecified injury possibly to absorption energy occurred.

July 23, 2018 SC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Unclassified, insufficient data

Employees changing bearing on belt in rain and an unspecified injury possibly to absorption energy occurred.

June 8, 2018 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee pulling tire and felt pop in right shoulder.

2015 · 1 incident

October 29, 2015 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was picking up a hydraulic pump motor off of a waist high table to place in the back of a pickup truck. Once the pump was up the EE twisted at the waist and strained his back

2012 · 2 incidents

June 22, 2012 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
B & T Sand Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

A hydraulic valve unexpectedly ruptured, probably caused by metal fatigue.

June 21, 2012 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & T Sand Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee not thinking removed a hot radiator cap on generator.

2010 · 1 incident

February 4, 2010 SC · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B & T Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was pulling a knife from pocket and the blade came open and cut his finger.

2009 · 1 incident

March 31, 2009 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B & T Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was prying with a crow bar on a motor with fingers got between crow bar and motor

2006 · 1 incident

2003 · 2 incidents

September 9, 2003 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & T Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS ADJUSTING WIPER BELT AND GOT FINGERS BETWEEN SPRING LOADED WIPER AND CONVEYOR BELT.

July 17, 2003 SC · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B & T Sand Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

SHOVELING DIRT FROM UNDER MACHINE. RAISED UP, HIT HEAD ON METAL PIECE AND CUT HEAD.

1999 · 1 incident

October 9, 1999 SC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B & T Sand Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

SUNNY DAY. HE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM LOADER. SLIPPED ON THE STEP, HIT THE SIDE OF HIS JAW ON LADDER.

1998 · 1 incident

November 16, 1998 SC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B & T Sand Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WAS RAINING AN DWET, SHE WAS RUNNING TO BATHROOM SLIPPED AND FELL.