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Plant 0406 Mine Pit: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Apac-Carolina Inc · Surface
Controlled by Ashland Inc
Lee County, SC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3800547

Plant 0406 Mine Pit has had 1 fatality among 1 reportable incident since 1987.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Jan 1987
Ownership history
  1. Smith Grading & Paving Inc 1979 to 1988
  2. Apac-Carolina Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1991 1
1990 2
1989 1
1988 1
1987 4
1986 2
1985 3
1984 3
1983 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Plant 0406 Mine Pit sits in Lee 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.
Lee County, South Carolina · Population 16,330
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$44,145
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
January 7, 1987 SC · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Smith Grading & Paving Inc · Drowning

EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO DISCHARGE HOSE BEFORE HIS HELPERS GOT THERE BY SITTING ON ONE PART OF THE HOSE AND APPARNETLY SLIPPED OFF AND DROWNED