Mining Incidents

SAND SOURCE, LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Sand Source LLC · Surface
Controlled by Melinda K Brock
Pineville, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515947

SAND SOURCE, LLC has $130K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1987–2007
Latest incident
May 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
35
citations
15
significant & substantial
$130,343
proposed penalties
$31,617
paid to date
24% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $98,726 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
13
inspections on record
155
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 155 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SAND SOURCE, LLC has $130K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$130K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$32K
paid to date
$9K
outstanding
34 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-12-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 520 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,400 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,560 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 728 0 0 0.0
Show 13 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 766 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,162 13 5 6013.0
2008 Q3 1,766 11 5 6228.8
2008 Q2 1,597 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,670 1 0 598.8
2007 Q4 1,936 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,444 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 576 6 5 10416.7
2007 Q1 916 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,655 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,114 4 0 3590.7
2006 Q2 640 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2007 · 1 incident

May 14, 2007 KY · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sand Source LLC · Fall from machine

EE was climbing around the wash plant water manifold to tighten up the belt on the plant motor. He put his weight onto a piece of angle iron that was welded to the plant. The angle iron broke loose, causing him to lose his balance & fall 15' to the ground.

1992 · 2 incidents

March 16, 1992 KY · Metal/Non-Metal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman POWERED HAULAGE
M E R C · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS RUNNING TEH WASHPLANT WHEN HE NOTICED A BELT RUNNING SLOW HE WALKED BEHIND THE BELT CONVEYOR TO CHEEK WHERE A ROCK FELL OFF HITTING HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD

January 10, 1992 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M E R C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS TAPING BOXES AND HE WAS TURNING AROUND TO PUT THE BOX ON A ROLLER WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

1990 · 4 incidents

August 24, 1990 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M E R C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BAGGING SAND TURNED 100LB BAG, FELT STING IN BACK

July 23, 1990 KY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M E R C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FLIPPING CUTTING EDGE ON BACK ON PICKUP WHILE TWISTING METAL TWISTED BACK

July 9, 1990 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
M E R C · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEES WERE BAGGING SAND AND HAD FINISHED A PALLET . THE FORK TRUCK WAS BEING USED TO TAKE THE PALLET OUT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING (DIRCTING) THE OPERATOR WHEN THE OPERATOR CUT THE WH EELS WHICH PINNED HIS LEG AGAINST ON EMPTY PALLET LEANING AGAINST A POLE.

February 5, 1990 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M E R C · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A FLAT TIRE ON A FORD TON TRUCK WHEN LIFTING THE FLAT TIRE INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK HE HURT HIS BACK.

1989 · 4 incidents

November 15, 1989 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
M E R C · Fall from machine

HE WAS HAULING SAND DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, WHEN DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. HE JUMPED FROM THE MOVING TRUCK HITTING HIS HEAD AND NECK ON THE GROUND AS HE ROLLED DOWN TH E HILL.

September 1, 1989 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M E R C · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS BAGGING 100 LB BAGS OF SAND HE LIFTED SOME APPARENTLY THE WRONG WAY AND HURT HIS BACK

August 22, 1989 KY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
M E R C · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS REPAIRING THE CRUSHER WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS ARM ON A PIPE.

April 7, 1989 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M E R C · Struck by falling object

RUNNING JAW CRUSHER WHEN ROCK BECAME LODGED IN BIN.RAISED LID TO REMOVE ROCK AND LID CAME DOWN STRIKING HIM ON HEAD.RECD SMALL CUT ON HEAD-REQ STITCHES AND RET TO WORK SAME DAY.

1988 · 2 incidents

October 11, 1988 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
M E R C · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS H AULING SAND FROM PIT AREA TO SCREENING MACHINE WITH R22 EUCLID HAUL TRUCK WHEN TIE ROD END ON POWER STEERING CYLINDER BROKE. TRUCK TURNED WENT UP BANK ON SIDE OF ROAD & OVERTURNED.

January 13, 1988 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
M E R C · Struck by falling object

WHILE OPERATING3ROCKDRILL,FRILLING HOLES FOR BLASTONG WHEN THE MAIN BOOM SUPPORT PIN FRACTURED AND SEPERATED ALLOWING THE BOOM TO TIP OVER ANS PINCH THE OPERATORS FOOT-THE RESULT WAS 1 POSSIBL Y 2 BONES BROKE3 ON THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT AND MULTIPLE BRUISES.

1987 · 3 incidents

August 17, 1987 KY · Metal/Non-Metal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman POWERED HAULAGE
M E R C · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONVEYOR CHAIN 7UT INSIDE OF NOSE.

March 16, 1987 KY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
M E R C · Struck against stationary object

WORKING UNDER C9USHING PLANT RAISED STRIKING FOREHEAD

March 14, 1987 KY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator ELECTRICAL
M E R C · Struck by flying object

I.NAME WAS PLAC3NG JUMPER CABLES ON BATTERY & IT EXPLODED & STRUCK HIM ON THE RT FOREHEAD RT UPPER LIP & LEFT CHEECK

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