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Sand and gravel mines in South Carolina: 40 open mines
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
MSHA lists 40 open sand and gravel mines in South Carolina, run by 27 operators and employing 256 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 324 citations and orders there with $77,412 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 12 injury or illness cases. The operators with the most open mines are American Materials Company,LLC; Ameri-con Materials Inc.; Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 40
- Operators
- 27
- Employees
- 256
- Active
- 33
- Temporarily Idled
- 4
- Intermittent
- 3
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 1
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 324
- Significant and substantial
- 39 (12.0%)
- Closure orders
- 12
- High negligence or reckless
- 42
- Proposed penalties
- $77,412
- Amount paid so far
- $72,014
- Inspections
- 426
- Inspector hours on site
- 2,880
- Citations per inspection
- 0.76 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 14
- Injury and illness cases
- 12
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- November 3, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in South Carolina
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
Operators with the most citations in South Carolina
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
Mines with the most citations
Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandworks | M2-Sandworks, LLC | Colleton County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 22 |
| Frick Mine | R&T Grading, Inc | Lexington County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 22 |
| Southeastern Sand Mine #1 | Carolina Aggregates and Sand Holding LLC | Florence County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 21 |
| Newberry Sand Incorporated | Newberry Sand Incorporated | Fairfield County, SC | Sand, common | 2 | 20 |
| Dixiana Mine | American Materials Company,LLC | Lexington County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 19 |
| Osprey Minerals Mine | Osprey Sands, LLC | Chesterfield County, SC | Sand, common | 22 | 18 |
| 1080 Summers Drive South | Knights Materials LLC | Dorchester County, SC | Sand, common | 11 | 15 |
| Edisto Sand Mine | American Materials Company,LLC | Colleton County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 15 |
| Longview Mine | Sandsmith LLC | Anderson County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 15 |
| Neal Shoals | McIntyre Sand Company Inc | Union County, SC | Sand, common | 3 | 14 |
| Brewer Sand | Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC | Chesterfield County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 14 | 10 |
| Askew | McIntyre Sand Company Inc | Union County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 10 |
| Blacksburg Plt | Ameri-con Materials Inc. | Cherokee County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 10 |
| Sumter Sand | American Materials Company,LLC | Sumter County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 8 |
| I-95 Pit | R.e. Goodson 3 LLC | Darlington County, SC | Sand, common | 5 | 8 |
| I-20 Sand Mine LLC | I-20 Sand Mine LLC | Lexington County, SC | Sand, common | 2 | 8 |
| Piedmont Sand | Piedmont Sand Co | Chesterfield County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 21 | 7 |
| Atomic Mine | Atomic Sand, LLC | Aiken County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 7 |
| Dravo Road Mine at Squaw Valley | Ameri-con Materials Inc. | Cherokee County, SC | Sand, common | 3 | 7 |
| Columbia Sand | Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC | Lexington County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 6 |
| Simpson Mine | Thomas Cement | Chesterfield County, SC | Sand, common | 3 | 6 |
| Hutto Mine | Hutto Bros Properties LLC | Orangeburg County, SC | Sand, common | 2 | 6 |
| Black Creek Sand Mine | American Materials Company,LLC | Chesterfield County, SC | Sand, common | 3 | 5 |
| Richardson Mine | American Materials Company,LLC | Marion County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 11 | 4 |
| Lanier Sand | American Materials Company,LLC | Lexington County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 4 |
| Palmetto Sand Mine | Palmetto Sand Company Inc | Colleton County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 14 | 3 |
| Marlboro Sand & Gravel | Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC | Marlboro County, SC | Sand, common | 13 | 3 |
| Calhoun Sand | Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC | Lexington County, SC | Sand, common | 12 | 3 |
| Full Circle Aggregates LLC | Full Circle Aggregates LLC | Aiken County, SC | Sand, common | 3 | 3 |
| Old Charleston Sand | Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC | Lexington County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 3 |
| Loamy Sand and Gravel | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Kershaw County, SC | Sand, common | 13 | 2 |
| Pageland Sand Co Inc | Cumberland Gravel & Sand Company | Chesterfield County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 2 |
| Pacolet River Pit | Ameri-con Materials Inc. | Spartanburg County, SC | Sand, common | 2 | 2 |
| Deerfield Sand | Cemex Construction Materials Florida, LLC | Jasper County, SC | Sand, common | 5 | 1 |
| Diam Mine #3 | E Sand and Minerals, Inc. | Dorchester County, SC | Sand, common | 3 | 1 |
| Johnsonville Mine | American Materials Company,LLC | Florence County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 1 |
| Yeargin Sand | Inman Stone Company Inc | Union County, SC | Sand, common | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 Rubble Master Impact Crusher | Dli Milling Services Inc. | Dorchester County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 12 | 0 |
| Chapman Sand Plant #9 | Chapman Grading & Concrete Company Inc | Spartanburg County, SC | Sand, common | 3 | 0 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Construction sand and gravel | 20 | 50% |
| Sand, common | 20 | 50% |
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 | 45 | 5 | $7,589 | 3 |
| 2023 | 73 | 11 | $15,849 | 1 |
| 2024 | 74 | 14 | $32,675 | 3 |
| 2025 | 86 | 5 | $15,907 | 4 |
| 2026 | 46 | 4 | $5,392 | 1 |
Standards cited most at sand and gravel mines in South Carolina
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 | 36 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 35 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 23 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 20 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 19 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 19 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 15 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 12 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 11 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 8 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
Injury and illness cases at sand and gravel mines in South Carolina
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 9 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 3 |
What the accident reports at sand and gravel mines in South Carolina describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 6 |
| Slip or fall of person | 3 |
| Fire | 2 |
| Machinery | 1 |
| Powered haulage | 1 |
| Disorders (physical agents) | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at sand and gravel mines in South Carolina
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Front-end loader | 3 |
| Shovel | 3 |
| Crusher | 1 |
| Bulldozer | 1 |
| Washers | 1 |
| Ore haulage trucks - on highway trucks | 1 |
| Classifier | 1 |
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.