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LONGVIEW MINE: 61 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Sandsmith LLC · Surface
Controlled by Gregory T Smith
Piedmont, Anderson County, SC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800545

LONGVIEW MINE has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $201 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Jun 1987
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
61
citations
9
significant & substantial
$6,873
proposed penalties
$6,672
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $201 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
67
inspections on record
677
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: 677 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

LONGVIEW MINE has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $201 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
$201
outstanding
61 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $204 in penalties contested before the Commission, $120 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-07.
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.
14.8%
significant & substantial
21.3%
high negligence or reckless
14.8%
reasonably likely or greater
60.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 9.8% low, 68.9% moderate, 21.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
3 citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 67%
  • Stood as issued 1 · 33%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
41%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$204 proposed, $120 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2006-08-03.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
SE 2006-291M Settlement Zielinski 2007 $204 → $120
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2025-03-18
14
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg12
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (14)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-03-18 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 Dredge/Barge Operator
2025-03-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-06-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-06-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2017-05-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2017-05-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2009-09-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2009-09-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2004-11-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2004-11-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2002-07-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-07-17 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 Dredge/Barge Operator
2001-07-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2001-07-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2024-09-09
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2024-09-09 ASBESTOS BULK, ALL FORMS 0 SF ORE TRANSFER
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
  1. Mc Connell Sand Company Inc 1979 to 1989
  2. Young Sand & Stone Company Inc 1989 to 1996
  3. King Asphalt Inc 1996 to 2006
  4. Palmetto Aggregates 2006 to 2019
  5. Sandsmith LLC 2019 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 1
2025 2
2024 2
2023 2
2022 2
2021 2
2020 2
2019 3
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 2
2014 2
2013 2
2012 3
2011 2
2010 3
2009 3
2008 3
2007 2
2006 4
2005 3
2004 3
2003 3
2002 3
2001 2
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

LONGVIEW MINE sits in Anderson 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.
Anderson County, South Carolina · Population 207,218
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$64,683
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
2026 Q2 520 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 520 1 0 1923.1
2025 Q3 735 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 825 2 1 2424.2
2025 Q1 1,032 1 0 969.0
2024 Q4 825 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 750 2 0 2666.7
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 825 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 825 2 0 2424.2
2023 Q4 650 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 790 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 780 1 0 1282.1
2023 Q1 1,050 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,140 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 0 1 0
2022 Q2 80 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 635 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,144 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,320 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,144 1 0 874.1
2021 Q1 388 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 774 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 894 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 872 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 749 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 677 1 0 1477.1
2019 Q3 806 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 524 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 368 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 413 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 451 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 495 1 0 2020.2
2018 Q1 467 1 0 2141.3
2017 Q4 449 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 643 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 591 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 527 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 539 1 0 1855.3
2016 Q3 791 2 0 2528.4
2016 Q2 679 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 593 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 565 2 0 3539.8
2015 Q3 498 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 450 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 570 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 609 1 0 1642.0
2014 Q3 688 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 769 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 655 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 611 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 795 1 0 1257.9
2013 Q2 818 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 835 3 0 3592.8
2012 Q4 1,067 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,145 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,167 1 0 856.9
2012 Q1 1,063 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 760 5 0 6578.9
2011 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,304 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,353 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,335 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,552 1 0 644.3
2010 Q1 500 1 0 2000.0
2009 Q4 800 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 920 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,367 2 0 1463.1
2009 Q1 1,350 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,140 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,320 2 1 1515.2
2008 Q2 1,560 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,350 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,268 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,880 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 2,447 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,212 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,255 3 1 1330.4
2006 Q1 1,976 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,749 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,621 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,799 1 0 555.9
2005 Q1 1,409 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,622 2 0 1233.0
2004 Q3 1,512 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,538 2 1 1300.4
2004 Q1 1,718 1 1 582.1
2003 Q4 1,926 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,577 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,743 2 1 1147.4
2003 Q1 1,661 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,393 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,060 2 0 970.9
2002 Q2 1,834 4 0 2181.0
2001 Q4 1,302 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,383 1 0 723.1
2001 Q2 1,427 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 455 5 2 10989.0
2000 Q4 1,302 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,337 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,699 1 1 588.6
2000 Q1 1,901 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1987 · 1 incident

June 23, 1987 SC · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Mc Connell Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING CONVEYOR BELT AND GOT HIS FINGERS CAUGHT, THEFOREMAN WAS IMMEDIATLY NOTIFIED AND TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED 10 STITCHES. THERE WAS NO IMPAIRMENT AND EMPLO YEE RETURNED TO3WORK THE NEXT DAY.