Mining Incidents

Sandy Run Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by F Browne Gregg Trust
Ridgeville, Colleton County, SC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3800558

Sandy Run has $27K 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
1990–2008
Latest incident
Jun 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
73
citations
23
significant & substantial
$27,178
proposed penalties
$26,978
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $200 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
31
inspections on record
466
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: 466 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sandy Run has $27K 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.
$27K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
73 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-06-04.
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
2010 Q1 562 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 961 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,920 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,873 3 1 1044.2
2009 Q1 1,053 2 1 1899.3
2008 Q4 3,030 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,268 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,580 4 1 1117.3
Show 33 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q1 1,867 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,390 6 1 2510.5
2007 Q3 2,085 4 3 1918.5
2007 Q2 3,216 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,812 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,912 10 2 2556.2
2006 Q3 3,432 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,559 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,326 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 12,412 2 1 161.1
2005 Q3 3,460 2 0 578.0
2005 Q2 1,015 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,461 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,282 6 2 1828.2
2004 Q3 3,636 3 0 825.1
2004 Q2 3,320 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,240 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,658 1 0 376.2
2003 Q3 2,753 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,775 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,022 1 1 330.9
2002 Q4 3,369 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,563 1 0 219.2
2002 Q2 4,216 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,572 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,893 14 7 3596.2
2001 Q3 939 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,704 3 0 637.8
2001 Q1 3,587 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,590 6 3 1671.3
2000 Q3 3,177 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,392 5 0 1474.1
2000 Q1 3,281 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2008 · 1 incident

June 9, 2008 SC · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
South Carolina Minerals Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped from scales to deck to clock in and in doing so turned his foot causing pain in his lower back.

2004 · 1 incident

August 20, 2004 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Foster Dixiana Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TOWING DREDGE WITH DOZER, EMPLOYEE PLACED HAND ON ROPE. TOW ROPE BROKE & BACKLASHED AROUND HAND, THUS CRUSHING HAND.

1997 · 1 incident

April 28, 1997 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Foster Dixiana Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEDGES HE WAS INJURED WHILE ON THE SAND & HIS TENDENITUS PULLED IN HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING PAIN & A LUMP. [SAND PILE SHIFTED HE WAS STANDING ON].

1996 · 1 incident

April 16, 1996 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Becker Minerals Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE CLEANING PARTS INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING FLASH BURNS TO EYES.

1990 · 1 incident

June 20, 1990 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Becker Minerals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING A DRUM TO PUT ON WHEEL OF A LOADER.THE OTHER EMPLOYEE FELL AND INJURED TRIED TO HOLD THE DRUM SO IT WOULD NOT HIT THE OTHER EMPLOYEE OR THE GROUND.

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The full compliance file on Sandy Run

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.