Palmetto Sand Co., Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
experienced fire on CAT 982M yard loader
Palmetto Sand Mine Metal/Non-Metal
Palmetto Sand Co., Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Dorchester,
Colleton County,
SC
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800710
Palmetto Sand Mine has $14K 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
- 2007–2025
- Latest incident
- May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
69
citations
12
significant & substantial
$14,202
proposed penalties
$13,557
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $645 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
58
inspections on record
728
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: 728 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Palmetto Sand Mine has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
68 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 6,412 | 1 | 0 | 156.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,689 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 7,422 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 7,482 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 7,296 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 6,696 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 5,478 | 2 | 0 | 365.1 |
| 2024 Q1 | 7,469 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 8,895 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 6,969 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 5,995 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 6,469 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 6,315 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 8,124 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 8,575 | 1 | 0 | 116.6 |
| 2022 Q1 | 8,029 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 7,978 | 1 | 0 | 125.3 |
| 2021 Q3 | 7,932 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 8,112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 7,751 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 6,190 | 1 | 0 | 161.6 |
| 2020 Q3 | 6,913 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 6,656 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 8,103 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 7,474 | 1 | 0 | 133.8 |
| 2019 Q3 | 9,180 | 3 | 0 | 326.8 |
| 2019 Q2 | 10,236 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 9,890 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 9,950 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 10,772 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 10,596 | 1 | 0 | 94.4 |
| 2018 Q1 | 10,610 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 10,596 | 1 | 0 | 94.4 |
| 2017 Q3 | 11,367 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 11,618 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 11,118 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 10,753 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 11,939 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 10,962 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 9,641 | 2 | 1 | 207.4 |
| 2015 Q4 | 8,452 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 9,470 | 1 | 0 | 105.6 |
| 2015 Q2 | 7,601 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 7,158 | 3 | 0 | 419.1 |
| 2014 Q4 | 6,933 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 7,820 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 8,119 | 1 | 0 | 123.2 |
| 2014 Q1 | 7,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 7,339 | 4 | 3 | 545.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 7,028 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 6,860 | 2 | 0 | 291.5 |
| 2013 Q1 | 6,194 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 4,884 | 1 | 0 | 204.8 |
| 2012 Q3 | 4,607 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 4,550 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 4,517 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 4,017 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 5,966 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 6,472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 5,758 | 1 | 0 | 173.7 |
| 2010 Q4 | 5,945 | 1 | 0 | 168.2 |
| 2010 Q3 | 6,021 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 6,078 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 4,656 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 4,653 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 5,316 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 5,096 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 3,744 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 4,247 | 8 | 0 | 1883.7 |
| 2008 Q3 | 4,383 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 5,066 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 7,148 | 2 | 1 | 279.8 |
| 2007 Q4 | 7,638 | 1 | 0 | 130.9 |
| 2007 Q3 | 8,409 | 11 | 4 | 1308.1 |
| 2007 Q2 | 9,404 | 3 | 2 | 319.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 8,619 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 7,553 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 8,612 | 1 | 0 | 116.1 |
| 2006 Q2 | 8,719 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 8,803 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 6,655 | 5 | 1 | 751.3 |
| 2005 Q3 | 6,801 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 6,004 | 4 | 0 | 666.2 |
| 2005 Q1 | 5,613 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 5,035 | 2 | 0 | 397.2 |
| 2004 Q3 | 4,666 | 4 | 0 | 857.3 |
| 2004 Q2 | 4,209 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2025 · 1 incident
2022 · 1 incident
Palmetto Sand Co., Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances
While loosening the fill plug on the final drive of an excavator, the hot drive oil sprayed on the employees right hand resulting in burns that required medical treatment.
2020 · 1 incident
April 7, 2020
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
OTHER
Palmetto Sand Co., Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee experienced chest pains, due to a personal underlying and pre-existing heart condition. Employee was transported to hospital where EE was diagnosed as experiencing a heart attack. Employee underwent stent procedure to treat arterial blockage. Employee remained responsive and alert at all times. CPR was not performed. AED was not used. Employee is back to work full duty.
2018 · 1 incident
February 12, 2018
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Palmetto Sand Co., Inc. · Fall from ladders
Had been raining earlier that morning and ladder steps were wet.
2007 · 1 incident
Palmetto Sand Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Readjusting plant level, hand slipped causing him to fall forward and his middle finger went into a hole, resulting in him loosing approx 3/8" from his middle finger.
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The full compliance file on Palmetto Sand Mine
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.