Incident is still under investigation. Cause of death is unknown, awaiting autopsy report. The victim was working from an elevated location that was provided with handrails. He was using an 8 foot stepladder. While preparing to weld on an overhead vent pipe, he fell going over the handrail and landed on a railroad track 47 feet below.
S C R-Sibelco Nv controller
MSHA controller ID: M00538
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4,137
citations
753
significant & substantial
$1,222,173
proposed penalties
$1,078,279
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $143,894 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2,553
inspections on record
58,510
inspection hours
7.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.4,137 citations across 58,510 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$1.2M
proposed penalties
$1.1M
current assessed
$1.1M
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
4,098 assessments are final orders; 110 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 212 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 370 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 118 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 85 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 68 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2022
1
2021
3
2020
27
2019
47
2018
53
2017
45
2016
28
2015
34
2014
50
2013
46
2012
45
2011
54
2010
60 (1f)
2009
47
2008
68
2007
60
2006
54
2005
61
2004
59
2003
73
2002
71
2001
14 (1f)
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Schoolhouse Quartz Plant NC
- Crystal Plant NC
- Tamms Plant IL
- TUSCALOOSA PLANT AL
- Cleburne Plant TX
- Fort Smith Plant AR
- Gore Plant VA
- Camden Plant TN
- Oregon Plant IL
- Marston Plant NC
- Junction City Plant GA
- Sibelco Red Hill IOTA NC
- Wedron Plant IL
- McIntyre Plant GA
- Ottawa Plant MN
- Utica Plant IL
- Roff Plant OK
- Hephzibah Plant GA
- Menomonie Plant WI
- Emmett Plant ID
- Lugoff Plant SC
- Tunnel City WI
- Kasota Plant MN
- Kermit Sand TX
- Best Sand - Chardon OH
- Pevely Plant MO
- Seiling Plant OK
- MLC - Calera AL
- TROUP PLANT TX
- Dividing Creek Plant NJ
- FML Sand - Voca TX
- Crane Plant TX
- Voca Plant TX
- Troy Grove Plant IL
- Guion Plant AR
- Hawkins Mine NC
- Portage Plant WI
- Quartz / Feldspar Operation NC
- Elco Plant IL
- Weakley County Operations TN
- USMC Ione Plant CA
- Hamilton Mill WA
- G3 Enterprises Byron Plant CA
- MILL CREEK DOLOMITE OK
- PLANT #1 NC
- Weakley County Mines TN
- Plant 2 NC
- Aberdeen Mine MS
- Carroll County Operations TN
Fatalities under this controller
5 recorded
Unimin Minnesota Corporation · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Unimin Minnesota Corporation · Contact with electrical current
INDIVIDUAL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD POWERLINE CAUSING DEATH BY ELECTRICUTION.
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