Mining Incidents

Oconee County-SC controller

MSHA controller ID: M36848

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
23
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2000–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
90
citations
16
significant & substantial
$15,875
proposed penalties
$15,875
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2023
1
2021
1
2020
5
2017
1
2016
1
2015
1
2013
1
2011
1
2008
1
2007
1
2005
2
2004
1
2003
1
2002
2
2001
1
2000
2 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
November 6, 2000 SC · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Oconee County · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJ CONTRACTOR WAS ON THE GROUND, OUTSIDE HIS VEHICLE JUST AFTER HIS TRUCK WAS LOADED. JUST BESIDE THE VICTIM'S TRK ANOTHER CONTRACTOR BEGANBACKING UP TO BE LOADED. THE MOVING VEHICLE WASN OT EQUIPPED WITH AN OPERABLE BACK-UP ALARM. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN VICTIM OUTSIDE HIS TRK ON THE BACK LOOKING AT THE ROAD, BUT DID NOT SEE HIM ON THE GROUND. HE SAID HE FELT A BUMP