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USB Columbia (Mobley-Koon/Dry Branch)) Metal/Non-Metal

US Brick, LLC · Surface
Controlled by RemSom, LLC
Columbia, Richland County, SC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800033

USB Columbia (Mobley-Koon/Dry Branch)) has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $200 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
62
citations
19
significant & substantial
$12,201
proposed penalties
$12,001
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $200 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
68
inspections on record
665
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: 665 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

USB Columbia (Mobley-Koon/Dry Branch)) has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $200 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$200
outstanding
62 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-07.
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 2,216 1 0 451.3
2025 Q3 2,093 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,396 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,587 1 0 630.1
2024 Q4 1,593 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,450 3 1 2069.0
2024 Q2 1,030 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,277 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,123 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,022 1 0 978.5
2023 Q2 1,578 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,899 1 0 526.6
2022 Q4 1,320 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,373 4 0 2913.3
2022 Q2 1,335 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,666 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,935 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,917 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,862 1 0 537.1
2021 Q1 1,830 3 0 1639.3
2020 Q4 850 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 905 2 1 2209.9
2020 Q2 1,001 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 936 4 1 4273.5
2019 Q4 1,241 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,261 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,438 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,251 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,529 1 0 654.0
2018 Q3 1,275 2 1 1568.6
2018 Q2 1,340 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,057 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,537 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,351 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,339 4 1 2987.3
2017 Q1 1,940 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,863 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,632 3 3 1838.2
2016 Q2 1,294 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,148 1 1 871.1
2015 Q4 1,209 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,178 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,257 1 0 795.5
2015 Q1 889 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,064 2 0 1879.7
2014 Q3 1,191 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,112 1 0 899.3
2014 Q1 994 1 0 1006.0
2013 Q4 1,145 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,204 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,184 4 0 3378.4
2013 Q1 1,140 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,077 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 990 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,037 2 0 1928.6
2012 Q1 770 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 943 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 670 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 571 1 0 1751.3
2011 Q1 347 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 500 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 577 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 497 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 566 9 4 15901.1
2009 Q4 466 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 525 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 547 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 562 1 0 1779.4
2008 Q4 652 1 0 1533.7
2008 Q3 677 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 625 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 618 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 595 1 0 1680.7
2007 Q3 618 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 703 1 1 1422.5
2007 Q1 638 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 636 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 560 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 695 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 675 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 603 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 759 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 676 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 657 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 755 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 825 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,144 3 3 2622.4
2004 Q1 1,367 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,380 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,556 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,384 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,279 1 1 781.9
2002 Q4 1,254 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,428 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,424 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,189 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,308 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,701 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,222 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,124 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,907 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,546 1 1 646.8
2000 Q2 1,189 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,217 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2025 · 1 incident

June 2, 2025 SC · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor OTHER
US Brick, LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Felt pop in left foot while walking across uneven, muddy, relatively flat ground. No other contributing factors or known causes. Drove themselves to occupational health clinic which prescribed medication and advised to avoid prolonged standing which does not restrict job duties.

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