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UNION SAND MINE: 37 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Cemex S A
Ludowici, Long County, GA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0900912

UNION SAND MINE has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2003–2004
Latest incident
Sep 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
37
citations
8
significant & substantial
$5,417
proposed penalties
$4,977
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $440 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
65
inspections on record
675
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: 675 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

UNION SAND MINE has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
37 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $716 in penalties contested before the Commission, $276 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-11.
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.
21.6%
significant & substantial
16.2%
high negligence or reckless
21.6%
reasonably likely or greater
43.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 8.1% low, 75.7% moderate, 16.2% 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.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 100%
50%
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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
61%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$716 proposed, $276 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 2012-03-30.
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 2011-309M Settlement Melick 2011 $540 → $100
SE 2012-368M Settlement Miller 2013 $176 → $176
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: 2026-01-07
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
10
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg9
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (10)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-01-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2026-01-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-08-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-08-09 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.26 10 0.03 Dredge/Barge Operator
2017-08-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2009-05-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-05-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2003-08-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2003-08-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-08-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
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.

UNION SAND MINE recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010.

Injury rate, 2010
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.68 and the all-US-mining average was 3.20 cases per 100 workers.
In Georgia, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.85 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2010 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2007 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Union Silica Mining 1979 to 1998
  2. Satilla Sand Company Inc 1983 to 1987
  3. Rinker Materials of Florida Inc 1999 to 2008
  4. CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 7
2025 8
2024 7
2023 7
2022 7
2021 7
2020 6
2019 7
2018 6
2017 6
2016 6
2015 6
2014 6
2013 6
2012 6
2011 6
2010 9
2009 8
2008 10
2007 10
2006 10
2005 9
2004 8
2003 7
2002 7
2001 7
2000 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

UNION SAND MINE sits in Long County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Long County, Georgia · Population 17,512
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$64,747
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 4,234 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 4,049 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 4,552 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,253 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,151 1 0 240.9
2025 Q1 3,832 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,930 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,424 0 0 0.0
Show 97 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 3,643 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,496 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 4,365 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,390 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,565 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,536 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,216 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,859 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,309 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,087 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,317 1 0 301.5
2021 Q3 4,044 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,925 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,403 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,013 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,103 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,825 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,956 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,863 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,150 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,951 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,639 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,009 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,697 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,048 1 0 247.0
2017 Q4 3,437 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,512 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,759 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3,632 1 0 275.3
2016 Q4 3,522 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,666 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,077 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,086 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,893 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,130 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,693 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,364 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,838 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,842 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,410 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,579 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,022 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,175 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,977 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,156 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,126 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,778 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,382 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,137 2 0 637.6
2011 Q4 3,050 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,298 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,606 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,295 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,694 5 1 1353.5
2010 Q3 4,578 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 6,180 3 1 485.4
2010 Q1 5,549 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,334 4 1 922.9
2009 Q3 4,293 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,603 1 1 217.2
2009 Q1 5,542 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,049 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,025 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,470 3 0 548.4
2008 Q1 4,706 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 6,229 1 1 160.5
2007 Q3 6,316 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,502 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6,097 1 0 164.0
2006 Q4 5,760 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,481 6 1 925.8
2006 Q2 6,184 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,359 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,531 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,626 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,710 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,910 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,811 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,644 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,122 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,647 1 0 274.2
2003 Q4 4,514 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,242 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,234 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,104 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,131 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,184 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,129 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,863 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,865 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,045 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,567 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,196 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,565 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,240 3 1 707.5
2000 Q2 4,304 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,801 1 0 263.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2004 · 1 incident

September 28, 2004 GA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Rinker Materials of Florida Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE SWING CABLE FROM DREDGE STRUCK EE ON LEFT LEG.

2003 · 3 incidents

August 13, 2003 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Rinker Materials of Florida Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS BACK DRAGGING ROAD ADJACENT TO MINE PROPERTY WHEN HE STRUCK A TREE. LATER THE EE COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAINS THEREFORE, SUSTAINING A STRAINED CHEST MUSCLE.

June 8, 2003 GA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rinker Materials of Florida Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A PIPE UNDER A CLASSIFIER SYSTEM WHILE USING A CROWBAR TO APPLY PRESSURE TO KEEP PIPE IN SLOT SO IT COULD BE CLAMPED, WHEN HE PULLED HIS LUMBAR MUSCLE.