Mining Incidents

Loamy Sand and Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Bethune, Kershaw County, SC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800721

Loamy Sand and Gravel has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2008–2024
Latest incident
Jul 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
27
citations
4
significant & substantial
$7,335
proposed penalties
$6,975
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $360 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
47
inspections on record
725
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 725 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Loamy Sand and Gravel has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 Q4 7,437 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,059 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 10,148 2 0 197.1
2025 Q1 9,333 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 9,369 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 9,398 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 9,528 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 8,566 0 0 0.0
Show 63 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 8,193 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 7,992 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 7,934 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 8,402 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 8,433 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 9,792 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 8,887 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 8,259 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 9,636 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 8,929 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 9,629 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 8,140 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 9,048 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 8,978 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 7,857 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 7,511 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 8,532 1 0 117.2
2019 Q3 10,096 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 10,627 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 10,147 1 0 98.6
2018 Q4 9,858 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 9,769 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 9,356 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 9,016 1 0 110.9
2017 Q4 8,995 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 8,784 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 9,154 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 8,360 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 7,876 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 9,544 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 8,390 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,692 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 7,903 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 7,869 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 7,643 8 3 1046.7
2015 Q1 6,777 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 8,013 4 0 499.2
2014 Q3 9,012 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 9,180 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 11,384 1 0 87.8
2013 Q4 14,317 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 15,052 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 11,015 1 1 90.8
2013 Q1 10,117 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 10,091 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 10,352 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 8,416 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 8,443 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 8,704 2 0 229.8
2011 Q3 9,608 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 7,641 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 7,479 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,556 1 0 281.2
2010 Q3 5,525 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 8,378 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 7,884 2 0 253.7
2009 Q4 5,359 1 0 186.6
2009 Q3 6,910 1 0 144.7
2009 Q2 8,807 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,750 1 0 148.1
2008 Q4 8,281 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 7,292 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,303 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2024 · 1 incident

July 18, 2024 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped down off of excavator and rolled their ankle causing a sprain.

2019 · 1 incident

September 13, 2019 SC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Operating a loader and back started bothering tham

2010 · 2 incidents

August 20, 2010 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Loamy,LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee entering lab office from shaker/oven room when office door hit her heel as it closed. Laceration was bandaged and she remained at work. That night, employee concerned when changing bandage. Called employer who told her to use her judgment regarding seeing doctor. Went to ER and received 8-9 stitches. Employee at work on next scheduled workday (8/23).

January 21, 2010 SC · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Loamy,LLC · Fall onto or against objects

He slipped on muddy track while mounting dozer, fell to track & hit L knee on blade rail & stomach on the track. Reported fall the next day, saying he was just sore. We sent him to dr on 1/27/10 after he complained of stomach discomfort & swelling knee. They performed x ray of knee and ct scan of stomach. set up an appt. for him to see a surgeon on 2/2/10 about stomach hernia.

2008 · 1 incident

October 23, 2008 SC · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Loamy,LLC · Struck by falling object

Two employees cleaning out a plugged vibrating screen discharge chute - one at top and one at bottom. Rock dislodged and fell down chute, hitting employee's finger. Employee not wearing gloves. Cut end of finger. X-ray showed slight fracture of finger tip. Six stitches required. Employee returned to work next day.

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