Mining Incidents

DIXIANA MINE Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Quikrete Holdings Inc.
West Columbia, Lexington County, SC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800125

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2008–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
80
citations
18
significant & substantial
$16,132
proposed penalties
$14,648
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 5,823 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,148 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,038 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,738 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,622 1 0 216.4
2024 Q1 5,750 2 0 347.8
2023 Q2 5,550 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 6,217 5 1 804.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2026 · 1 incident

March 13, 2026 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
American Materials Company LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object

The EE was doing clean up when a clay ball rolled off the feeder and rolled down the berm and hit their left wrist.

2014 · 1 incident

March 10, 2014 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Columbia Silica Sand Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

After replacing drum, shaft, bearings, and repairing belt splice, ee was testing adjusting and cleaning when accident occurred. Guard off, & belt energized, ee attempted to remove loose sand from edge of belt, in frt of drum, when glove came in contact with edge of drum, pulling him into contact with edge of drum with right bicep, inflicting open wound(skin), 5" long.

2008 · 1 incident

August 5, 2008 SC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Columbia Silica Sand Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was sitting normally in a chair inside scale house. The chair broke and he fell to the floor. He weight over a period of time apparently stressed the center shaft which allows the chair to pivot, thus causing a clean break of 1" diameter threaded shaft.