Mining Incidents

Horry County Coquina Pit: 9 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Horry County-Sc
Horry County, SC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3800616

MSHA record for Horry County Coquina Pit (mine ID 3800616). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1986–1990
Latest incident
Jul 1990
Ownership history
  1. Horry County Public Works 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Horry County Coquina Pit sits in Horry County, South Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Horry County, South Carolina · Population 368,937
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$64,623
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1990 · 1 incident

July 24, 1990 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Horry County Public Works · Fall from machine

HAD TO LIFT THE HOOD TO CLEAN TRUCK WINDSHIELD, HE WAS STANDING ON TRUCK TIRE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HIS POSTERIOR HIT THE TRUCK TIRE THEN THE GROUND.

1989 · 1 incident

June 19, 1989 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Horry County Public Works · Fall from machine

FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEPS ON THE LOADER, FELL TO THE GROUND ON LEFT KNEE, PULLED MUSCLES IN KNEE.

1988 · 5 incidents

September 29, 1988 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Horry County Public Works · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAND WAS BETWEEN SEAT AND FRAME WHEN THE PAN HIT A BUMP. HE JERKED HIS HAND WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT AND TORE OFF HIS FINGER NAIL.

August 25, 1988 SC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Horry County Public Works · Fall from machine

OPERATOR GETTING DOWN FROM MACHINE & HIS FOOT SLIPPED OF FOOT PEG . HE FELL TO GROUND & HURT HIS BACK.

January 6, 1988 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Horry County Public Works · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING FRONT3END LOADER WENT INTO A PILE OF COQUINA TO LOAD BUCKET. THE BACK OF THE MACHINE RAISED UP THEN FELL DOWN, JAMMING NECK.

1987 · 1 incident

September 29, 1987 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Horry County Public Works · Struck against a moving object

PUSHING COQUINA3INTO A PILE WHEN RT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE FRONT END LOADER TO TURN OVER

1986 · 1 incident

June 13, 1986 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Horry County Public Works · Fall onto or against objects

OP WAS REMOVING3WATER COOLER FROM SIDE OF MACHINE & THE WEIGHT OF COOLER CAUSED HIS FEET TO SLIDE ON THE ENTRY STEP. THE OP MOUTH STRUCK THE STEP BEFORE HE COULD REGAIN HIS BALANCE.