Mining Incidents

Goretown Mine Metal/Non-Metal

SC Rock, LLC · Surface
Controlled by William H Griste
Loris, Horry County, SC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800686

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2016
Latest incident
Mar 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
239
citations
59
significant & substantial
$83,611
proposed penalties
$67,597
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 12,300 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 12,522 6 0 479.2
2024 Q4 9,292 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 8,413 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,760 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 11,584 15 5 1294.9
2023 Q2 7,944 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 8,259 4 3 484.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2016 · 1 incident

March 8, 2016 SC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SC Rock, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was standing on the concrete at the wash plant spraying off the concrete pad with a water hose. The pad had some fine silt on it. EE said EE turned right and EE's left foot slipped out from under EE. Reported EE's fall to foreman and continued to work for the next 2 days. On 3/11/2016 EE came to work that morning and said EE went to ER.

2013 · 1 incident

June 28, 2013 SC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Grand Strand Aggregates · Struck by flying object

was helping to work on a water truck and a gust of wind blew dust behind his safety eye wear into his eye.

2012 · 1 incident

February 20, 2012 SC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grand Strand Aggregates · Fall down stairs

Employee was walking up the steps at the fuel depot to get oil for his Off-Road truck, when his foot did not catch the step all the way, causing him to fall forward. At that time he put his hands down to catch his fall, bending his left wrist backwards. After sending the employee to Doctor's Care, it was determined that he sprained his left wrist.

2011 · 2 incidents

June 20, 2011 SC · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Grand Strand Aggregates · Struck by flying object

EE started a/c unit and a piece of debris flew out and hit him in right eye. Due to the fact the EE was in an enclosed cab, he was not required to wear safety glasses.

June 14, 2011 SC · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) OTHER
Grand Strand Aggregates · Struck by flying object

Employee was cleaning off uniform, when a gust of wind blew a foreign object into his left eye. Employee had eye protection on at the time of the incident according to employee and witnesses.

2009 · 1 incident

August 26, 2009 SC · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grand Strand Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was lifting a 90lb. dragline bucket tooth over the top of the tailgate of the welding truck, The tooth slipped out of the left hand and fell on the right hand, Hand was between the tooth and the top of the tailgate.

2006 · 1 incident

May 10, 2006 SC · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grand Strand Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator was exiting the dragline to evaluate a new setup. He stepped down off the dragline & turned his ankle in loose soil. The loose soil was from dozer work left behind by first shift clean up of work area.

2001 · 2 incidents

April 2, 2001 SC · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Carolina Aggregate Products, LLC · Flash burns (welding)

EE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS EYES BURNING. HE HAS SUFFERED UV BURNS IN THE PAST. MINER WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO LOOK AT THE ARC ON HIS RETURN.

2000 · 1 incident

August 30, 2000 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carolina Aggregate Products, LLC · Fall from machine

DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM, THE MAN STEPPED ON A GRATE ON THE DREDGE. THE GRATE CREELED AND THE MAN FELL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE, HITTING A PIPE.