Mining Incidents

Brunswick Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Platinum Equity LLC
Brunswick, Glynn County, GA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0901185

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2009–2024
Latest incident
Oct 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
83
citations
18
significant & substantial
$18,590
proposed penalties
$18,296
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 4,257 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,536 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,971 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,355 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,195 9 0 4100.2
2023 Q3 1,997 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,136 1 0 318.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2024 · 1 incident

October 28, 2024 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Imerys Minerals USA, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Cut off wheel on grinder exploded and a piece of the disk went into the hand through the glove. Required 3 stitches .

2022 · 1 incident

October 17, 2022 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Imerys Minerals USA, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE was opening a discharge valve on Silo 17 when the right pinky finger struck the handle on an access door resulting in a fracture of the pinky finger.

2017 · 1 incident

April 20, 2017 GA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Imerys Minerals USA, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

On 4/20/2017 an employee was walking on a sidewalk on the ports property and misstepped and fell. On 5/26/2017 the employee reported they were having discomfort with the knee and went to the doctor. On 8/10/2017 the doctor determined that the discomfort was caused by the fall. Physical Therapy has been prescribed. This did not happen at the Mine site.

2013 · 1 incident

November 6, 2013 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S & B Industrial Minerals N A Inc · Fall from machine

This accident did not happen on the mine site. Contributing Factors were: Rough walking surface (Grating) Worker stumbled on grating while desending railcar. Injuries: 3 Fractures on right foot. Involved railcar NAHX 60563

2009 · 1 incident

January 27, 2009 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S & B Industrial Minerals N A Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing into the cab of the truck to clean the inside of the windshield, when he felt something pull in his groin area.