Mining Incidents

Edmund Sand Metal/Non-Metal

Edmund, Lexington County, SC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3800662

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2003–2019
Latest incident
Oct 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
125
citations
29
significant & substantial
$25,169
proposed penalties
$25,169
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 Q3 1,513 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 468 1 0 2136.8
2024 Q4 7,636 1 0 131.0
2024 Q1 7,672 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 426 5 0 11737.1
2023 Q1 7,251 2 0 275.8
2022 Q4 420 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 8,427 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

13 on file

2019 · 1 incident

October 12, 2019 SC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A rope broke while pulling a feed belt. The rope hit and cut an employee's hand.

2018 · 4 incidents

September 25, 2018 SC · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee struck right knee while descending down the dewatering screen resulting in a contusion.

July 23, 2018 SC · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant OTHER
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Unclassified, insufficient data

Employees changing bearing on belt in rain and an unspecified injury possibly to absorption energy occurred.

July 23, 2018 SC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Unclassified, insufficient data

Employees changing bearing on belt in rain and an unspecified injury possibly to absorption energy occurred.

June 8, 2018 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee pulling tire and felt pop in right shoulder.

2015 · 1 incident

October 29, 2015 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was picking up a hydraulic pump motor off of a waist high table to place in the back of a pickup truck. Once the pump was up the EE twisted at the waist and strained his back

2012 · 2 incidents

June 22, 2012 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
B & T Sand Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

A hydraulic valve unexpectedly ruptured, probably caused by metal fatigue.

June 21, 2012 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & T Sand Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee not thinking removed a hot radiator cap on generator.

2010 · 1 incident

February 4, 2010 SC · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B & T Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was pulling a knife from pocket and the blade came open and cut his finger.

2009 · 1 incident

March 31, 2009 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B & T Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was prying with a crow bar on a motor with fingers got between crow bar and motor

2006 · 1 incident

2003 · 2 incidents

September 9, 2003 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & T Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS ADJUSTING WIPER BELT AND GOT FINGERS BETWEEN SPRING LOADED WIPER AND CONVEYOR BELT.

July 17, 2003 SC · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B & T Sand Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

SHOVELING DIRT FROM UNDER MACHINE. RAISED UP, HIT HEAD ON METAL PIECE AND CUT HEAD.