Mining Incidents

St Charles Sand Company controller

MSHA controller ID: M01229

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
22
Mines on record
4
Years on record
1983–2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
311
citations
58
significant & substantial
$40,059
proposed penalties
$39,344
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $715 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
272
inspections on record
3,538
inspection hours
8.8
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
311 citations across 3,538 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$40K
proposed penalties
$39K
current assessed
$39K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
310 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2016
2
2012
1
2010
1
2009
1
2007
1
2004
1
1999
2
1998
3
1996
3
1995
1 (1f)
1994
1
1993
1
1992
1
1990
1
1989
1
1983
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
December 11, 1995 MO · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Kimaterials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A DRIVE SHIAFT ON DUMP TRUCK WHILE BED WAS INT HE AIR. THE BED FELL ON EE PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE BED AND FRAME OF DUMP BED.

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