Mining Incidents

KERSHAW PINK Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Donald Conte
Kershaw, SC, Kershaw County, SC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800020

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2013
Latest incident
Dec 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
90
citations
27
significant & substantial
$37,606
proposed penalties
$37,606
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 1,812 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,285 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 8 2 0 250000.0
2024 Q4 1,445 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,699 3 0 1765.7
2024 Q2 1,541 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 1 0
2023 Q4 1,495 0 0 0.0
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

2013 · 1 incident

2011 · 1 incident

May 17, 2011 SC · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Georgia Stone Industries, Inc. · Fall from ladders

Climbing up a ladder to a height of between 4-5'. When on the last step before stepping off of the ladder it folded and the EE fell approx. 4' to the ground injuring his back and twisted his ankle.

2006 · 1 incident

August 22, 2006 SC · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Carolina Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object

Hit pulling dog with hammer to set dog in place, to put granite block from floor. Small piece of metal struck in nose and would not come out. Piece of metal was approx. 1/8" long.

2002 · 1 incident

June 4, 2002 SC · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Carolina Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DRILLING HOLE NEXT TO A GRANITE WALL WHEN DRILL SLIPPED MASHING FINGER AGAINST WALL.

2001 · 1 incident

June 7, 2001 SC · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Carolina Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING WEDGE WITH SLEDGEHAMMER WHEN WEDGE SLIPPED, CAUSING HAMMER TO SLIDE OFF WEDGE, CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER AND WEDGE.