Mining Incidents

Loamy Sand and Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Bethune, Kershaw County, SC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800721

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2008–2024
Latest incident
Jul 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
27
citations
4
significant & substantial
$7,335
proposed penalties
$6,975
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 7,437 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 10,148 2 0 197.1
2025 Q1 7,933 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,964 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,988 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 9,528 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 7,281 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 8,193 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

2024 · 1 incident

July 18, 2024 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped down off of excavator and rolled their ankle causing a sprain.

2019 · 1 incident

September 13, 2019 SC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Operating a loader and back started bothering tham

2010 · 2 incidents

August 20, 2010 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Loamy,LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee entering lab office from shaker/oven room when office door hit her heel as it closed. Laceration was bandaged and she remained at work. That night, employee concerned when changing bandage. Called employer who told her to use her judgment regarding seeing doctor. Went to ER and received 8-9 stitches. Employee at work on next scheduled workday (8/23).

January 21, 2010 SC · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Loamy,LLC · Fall onto or against objects

He slipped on muddy track while mounting dozer, fell to track & hit L knee on blade rail & stomach on the track. Reported fall the next day, saying he was just sore. We sent him to dr on 1/27/10 after he complained of stomach discomfort & swelling knee. They performed x ray of knee and ct scan of stomach. set up an appt. for him to see a surgeon on 2/2/10 about stomach hernia.

2008 · 1 incident

October 23, 2008 SC · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Loamy,LLC · Struck by falling object

Two employees cleaning out a plugged vibrating screen discharge chute - one at top and one at bottom. Rock dislodged and fell down chute, hitting employee's finger. Employee not wearing gloves. Cut end of finger. X-ray showed slight fracture of finger tip. Six stitches required. Employee returned to work next day.