Data / Mines / South Carolina / Columbia Quarry
Columbia Quarry: 22 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Columbia Quarry is an active crushed, broken granite surface mine in Richland County, South Carolina, operated by Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC with 34 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 3800013). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 22 citations and orders there with $4,026 in proposed penalties, and 4 accident reports were filed there, with 3 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 3800013
- Status
- Active since December 18, 1978
- Main commodity
- Crushed, broken granite
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Richland County, South Carolina
- Nearest town
- Columbia
- Operator
- Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
- Parent company
- Vulcan Materials Company
- Employees
- 34
- MSHA field office
- Columbia SC Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 22
- Significant and substantial
- 0 (0.0%)
- Closure orders
- 0
- High negligence or reckless
- 1
- Proposed penalties
- $4,026
- Amount paid so far
- $4,026
- Inspections
- 16
- Inspector hours on site
- 266
- Citations per inspection
- 1.38 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 4
- Injury and illness cases
- 3
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- July 1, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 2 ($308 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | $409 | 1 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | $1,500 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | $533 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | $1,433 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | $151 | 0 |
Standards cited most at Columbia Quarry
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.4200 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.20011 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4104 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.16006 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Columbia Quarry
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Permanent disability | 1 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 2 |
What the accident reports at Columbia Quarry describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 2 |
| Fire | 1 |
| Slip or fall of person | 1 |
Other open mines in Richland County, South Carolina
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Columbia Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Richland County, SC | Crushed, broken granite | 18 | 18 |
| Dreyfus Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Richland County, SC | Crushed, broken granite | 12 | 14 |
| Usb Columbia (Mobley-Koon/Dry Branch)) | US Brick, LLC | Richland County, SC | Common clays | 4 | 11 |
| Richland County Mines | General Shale Brick, Inc. | Richland County, SC | Common clays | 1 | 2 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.