Georgia Stone Industries, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
The driller was shaking the drill to get it to move and felt a pain in his left shoulder.
KERSHAW PINK: 90 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Georgia Stone Management LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Donald Conte
Kershaw, SC,
Kershaw County,
SC
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800020
KERSHAW PINK has $38K 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
- 16
- Years on record
- 1985–2013
- Latest incident
- Dec 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
90
citations
27
significant & substantial
$37,606
proposed penalties
$37,606
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
84
inspections on record
735
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: 735 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
KERSHAW PINK has $38K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.$38K
proposed penalties
$38K
current assessed
$38K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
90 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.30.0%
significant & substantial
20.0%
high negligence or reckless
30.0%
reasonably likely or greater
68.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 4.4% low, 75.6% moderate, 18.9% high, 1.1% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2025-09-10
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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.24%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
26
samples
17
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz174 over
- Respirable dust, <.1mg8
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (26)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-15 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.8 | 0.52 | 1.54 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
| 2004-08-05 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.56 | 0.45 | 1.24 | Utility Man |
| 2002-06-06 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.87 | 0.51 | 1.71 | Jackhammer Operator |
| 2002-06-06 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 1.06 | 0.75 | 1.41 | Jackhammer Operator |
| 2025-09-10 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.38 | 0.58 | 0.66 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2025-09-10 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Stone Polisher/Cutter | ||
| 2025-09-10 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.15 | 0.74 | 0.20 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2021-08-25 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Stone Polisher/Cutter | ||
| 2021-08-25 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Stone Polisher/Cutter | ||
| 2021-08-25 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Supervisor, Co. Official | ||
| 2015-09-15 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2015-09-15 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2007-09-26 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.17 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air | ||
| 2007-08-15 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.19 | 0.41 | 0.46 | Supervisor, Co. Official |
| 2007-08-15 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.22 | 0.93 | 0.24 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
| 2007-08-15 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.25 | 0.83 | 0.30 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
| 2004-10-05 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.22 | 0.71 | 0.31 | Utility Man |
| 2004-08-05 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.33 | 0.52 | 0.63 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
| 2004-08-05 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.21 | 0.47 | 0.45 | Utility Man |
| 2004-08-05 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.5 | 0.78 | 0.64 | Jet Piercing Chan. Operator |
| 2004-08-05 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.25 | 0.53 | 0.47 | Utility Man |
| 2002-11-07 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.17 | 1.47 | 0.12 | Utility Man |
| 2002-11-07 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air | ||
| 2002-11-07 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Jackhammer Operator | ||
| 2002-06-06 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.19 | 0.55 | 0.35 | Utility Man |
| 2002-06-06 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.38 | 0.56 | 0.68 | 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.
Ownership history
- Matthews International Corp 1950 to 1992
- Carolina Quarries Inc 1992 to 1997
- Carolina Quarries Inc 1997 to 2007
- Georgia Stone Industries, Inc. 2007 to 2024
- Georgia Stone Management LLC 2024 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2000 | 8 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
KERSHAW PINK sits in Kershaw County, South Carolina, where the Census mining category is 1.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Kershaw County, South Carolina · Population 66,924
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$64,343
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 384 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 1,652 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 1,812 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,285 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,258 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,588 | 2 | 0 | 557.4 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,455 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,699 | 3 | 0 | 1765.7 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 1,541 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 940 | 1 | 0 | 1063.8 |
| 2023 Q4 | 1,495 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,418 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,155 | 3 | 0 | 2597.4 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1,147 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,400 | 3 | 0 | 2142.9 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,612 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,570 | 1 | 0 | 636.9 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,500 | 1 | 0 | 666.7 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,301 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,391 | 1 | 0 | 718.9 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1,508 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 973 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,152 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 796 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,261 | 3 | 0 | 2379.1 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,210 | 2 | 0 | 1652.9 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,101 | 1 | 0 | 908.3 |
| 2018 Q4 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,224 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,364 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 922 | 5 | 2 | 5423.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 965 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 990 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,063 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,075 | 1 | 0 | 930.2 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,066 | 1 | 0 | 938.1 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,002 | 2 | 0 | 1996.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 910 | 2 | 0 | 2197.8 |
| 2015 Q4 | 999 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 934 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,075 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,077 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,000 | 2 | 1 | 2000.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 927 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,060 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,944 | 1 | 1 | 514.4 |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,379 | 1 | 0 | 725.2 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,413 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 894 | 5 | 3 | 5592.8 |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 673 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,399 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,496 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,581 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,563 | 4 | 2 | 2559.2 |
| 2010 Q4 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2010 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q4 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,308 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,498 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 521 | 3 | 2 | 5758.2 |
| 2008 Q3 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 174 | 1 | 0 | 5747.1 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,622 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 3,392 | 1 | 0 | 294.8 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,441 | 5 | 1 | 1453.1 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,358 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,226 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,685 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 787 | 1 | 1 | 1270.6 |
| 2006 Q1 | 922 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 761 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 677 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,136 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,464 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 3,365 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,600 | 1 | 0 | 277.8 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 3,037 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,189 | 6 | 3 | 2741.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,510 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 4,300 | 1 | 1 | 232.6 |
| 2003 Q1 | 4,480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 4,696 | 4 | 0 | 851.8 |
| 2002 Q3 | 4,432 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 5,186 | 6 | 2 | 1157.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 5,252 | 4 | 3 | 761.6 |
| 2001 Q4 | 4,304 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 5,036 | 2 | 1 | 397.1 |
| 2001 Q2 | 4,782 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 5,237 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 4,092 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 3,657 | 2 | 2 | 546.9 |
| 2000 Q2 | 4,283 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,341 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file2013 · 1 incident
2011 · 1 incident
Georgia Stone Industries, Inc. · Fall from ladders
Climbing up a ladder to a height of between 4-5'. When on the last step before stepping off of the ladder it folded and the EE fell approx. 4' to the ground injuring his back and twisted his ankle.
2006 · 1 incident
Carolina Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object
Hit pulling dog with hammer to set dog in place, to put granite block from floor. Small piece of metal struck in nose and would not come out. Piece of metal was approx. 1/8" long.
2002 · 1 incident
Carolina Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
DRILLING HOLE NEXT TO A GRANITE WALL WHEN DRILL SLIPPED MASHING FINGER AGAINST WALL.
2001 · 1 incident
Carolina Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DRIVING WEDGE WITH SLEDGEHAMMER WHEN WEDGE SLIPPED, CAUSING HAMMER TO SLIDE OFF WEDGE, CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER AND WEDGE.
1998 · 1 incident
Carolina Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS BOOMING WORKING PLATFORM UP & AWAY FROM WALLSTOPPED CHANGED THE CONTROLS TO SWING I SAW THAT BOOM WAS TRAVELING DOWN PULLED EMERGENCY STOP BUT BOOM WAS STILL COMING DOWN. YELLED FOR EVERYBODY TO WATCH OUT REACHED FOR 2ND BRAKE CRANE MOVED RIGHT I CHANGED DIRECTION BUT BY THAT TIME HOOK BLOCK WAS ON GROUND STRIKING INJ EE
1997 · 1 incident
Carolina Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object
EE SAID ANOTHER EMPLOYEE E THREW A CUT OFF SOFT DRINK BOTTLE WITH SMALL AMOUNT OF GREASE IN IT ON HIS NECK ABOUT 4' DOWN. EE SAID WIND BLEW BOTTLE OVER EDGE STRIKING EE.
1996 · 3 incidents
Carolina Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object
WHILE PERPARING TO SHARPEN DRILL STEEL, WHWEN AIR GRINDER, WAS TURNED ON THE GRINDING WHEEL BROKE APART HITTING EMPLOYEE SEVERAL TIME SON ARMS AND LEGS. THE GUARD AROUT WHEEL WAS BROKEN WHEN WHEEL CAME APART.
Carolina Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CHIPPED BONE IN RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND. SETTING HOOKS TO LIFT GRANITE BLOCK FROM QUARRY WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED IN RING OF HOOK MASHING FINGER.
Carolina Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2 EMPLOYEES HAD WORDS BETWEEN THEM THAT LEAD TO AN ALTERCATION. AS THEY TUSSELED INJURED EMPLOYEE'S FOOT CAUGHT IN A CHANNEL AND WAS CRACKED. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TIL LATER IN THE DA Y WHEN EMPLOYEE HAD TO GO HOME. WE DID NOT KNOW UNTIL AFTER TALKING WITH THE INSURANCE CARRIER AND THE OFFICE OF MSHA THAT A REPORT HAD TO BE FILED.
1994 · 1 incident
Carolina Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CARRYING WEDGE DRIVER TO NEW WORK LOCATION STEPPED ON LOOSE STONE TURNED RIGHT ANKLE.
1992 · 1 incident
July 31, 1992
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carolina Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE MOVING GROUT TO SET UP DERRICK AND STRAINED HIMSELF.THIS INCIDENT WAS NO BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION UNTIL 09-22-93.THE INSURANCE CO DID NOT DECIDE TO PAY THIS CLAIM UNTIL 09-19-93 WAS WH EN I RECEIVED WORD THEY WERE GOING TO PAY.
1991 · 1 incident
July 18, 1991
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Matthews International Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DRILLING A LINE OF HOLES TO BREAK GRANITE MOVED JACK HAMMER FROM ONE HOLE TO NEXT AND PULLED MUSCLE IN UPPER LEFT LEG.
1986 · 1 incident
January 30, 1986
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Matthews International Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
BENT OVER TO P3CK UP WEDGES PAIN IN BACK BLOCK OUT FELL OVER UNABLE TO MOVE LEGS FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. LATER AFTER TALKING WITH HIM HE HAD MOVE METAL & PLASTIC DUST MANIFOLD AND WAS HIT BY STATI C ELECTRICITY. 3
1985 · 2 incidents
Matthews International Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances
AIR LINE BURST CUT OFF AIR TO BURNER FUEL BLAZE UP BEFORE HE COULD CUT OFF AT VALVE.
Matthews International Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING JACKHAMMER TO TO OF LEDGE APPROX 6\ OVERBALANCE TILT BACK SPRING WRIST.