Palmetto Sand Co., Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
experienced fire on CAT 982M yard loader
Palmetto Sand Mine Metal/Non-Metal
Palmetto Sand Co., Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Dorchester,
Colleton County,
SC
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800710
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2007–2025
- Latest incident
- May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
69
citations
12
significant & substantial
$14,202
proposed penalties
$13,557
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 | 6,412 | 1 | 0 | 156.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,689 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 6,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 6,734 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 6,566 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 670 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 548 | 2 | 0 | 3649.6 |
| 2024 Q1 | 7,469 | 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 file2025 · 1 incident
2022 · 1 incident
Palmetto Sand Co., Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances
While loosening the fill plug on the final drive of an excavator, the hot drive oil sprayed on the employees right hand resulting in burns that required medical treatment.
2020 · 1 incident
April 7, 2020
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
OTHER
Palmetto Sand Co., Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee experienced chest pains, due to a personal underlying and pre-existing heart condition. Employee was transported to hospital where EE was diagnosed as experiencing a heart attack. Employee underwent stent procedure to treat arterial blockage. Employee remained responsive and alert at all times. CPR was not performed. AED was not used. Employee is back to work full duty.
2018 · 1 incident
February 12, 2018
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Palmetto Sand Co., Inc. · Fall from ladders
Had been raining earlier that morning and ladder steps were wet.
2007 · 1 incident
Palmetto Sand Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Readjusting plant level, hand slipped causing him to fall forward and his middle finger went into a hole, resulting in him loosing approx 3/8" from his middle finger.