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UNION SAND MINE 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.
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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
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
2024 Q2 3,643 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,496 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
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 1 0 253.1
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 1 1 180.8
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.

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