Mining Incidents

Columbus Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Nugent Sand Company · Surface
Columbus, Bartholomew County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1200937

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
Sep 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
77
citations
23
significant & substantial
$14,497
proposed penalties
$13,777
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 5,307 1 0 188.4
2025 Q3 4,795 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,985 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,713 10 4 3686.0
2024 Q4 3,111 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,604 12 5 3329.6
2024 Q2 3,632 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,974 5 2 1681.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2023 · 1 incident

September 13, 2023 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company · Struck by falling object

While removing bucket on skidsteer, bucket fell on foot

2011 · 1 incident

August 24, 2011 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING CUT STONE, TURNED TO PUT IT ON A SKID AND HURT A POP IN LOWER BACK

2004 · 1 incident

April 2, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nugent Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING UTILITY KNIFE TO STRIP ELECTRICAL WIRES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR LIGHTS ON A SERVICE TRUCK. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER.

2003 · 2 incidents

October 22, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIDING BATTERY CHARGER OFF FENDER, SLIPPED OUT OF RIGHT HAND, STRAINED BACK WHILE TRYING TO CATCH IT.

July 14, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nugent Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE ROTOVATOR ATTACHMENT WITH RATCHET WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN FACE CAUSING SMALL CUT BETWEEN THE EYES ON FOREHEAD.

2000 · 1 incident

November 3, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FOREMAN AND EE WERE IN WORKBOAT. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN 2 PIECES OF PIPE, WHEN FOREMAN MOVED CAUSING BOAT TO SHIFT. EE'S HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN PIPE AND WORKBOAT.