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ACRES SAND & STONE: 152 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Salem Stone Corporation
Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4406962

ACRES SAND & STONE has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 11 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2007
Latest incident
May 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
152
citations
37
significant & substantial
$40,408
proposed penalties
$29,671
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,737 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Acres Sand & Stone LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
75
inspections on record
1,078
inspection hours
14.1
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.
152 citations across 1,078 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

ACRES SAND & STONE has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 11 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.
$40K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
150 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
Of $28K in penalties contested before the Commission, $16K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
24.7%
significant & substantial
19.3%
high negligence or reckless
24.7%
reasonably likely or greater
65.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 11.3% low, 69.3% moderate, 19.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
52 citations taken to the federal commission · 34% of citations on record
  • Settled 47 · 90%
  • Stood as issued 3 · 6%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 2 · 4%
76%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 34 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
42%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$28K proposed, $16K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2017-02-22.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
VA 2014-0400 Settlement Bulluck 2015 $12K → $6K
VA 2014-0399 Settlement Bulluck 2015 $8K → $4K
VA 2014-16M Settlement Simonton 2014 $4K → $3K
VA 2015-0098 Settlement Bulluck 2015 $2K → $1K
VA 2014-0312 Withdrawal Lesnick 2015 $971 → $0
VA 2015-0282 Default Lesnick 2015 $540 → $540
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2026-05-11
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
35
samples
9
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg20
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz10
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz3
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (35)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-05-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2026-05-11 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.28 10 0.03 Truck Driver
2026-05-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-09-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scale Man
2025-09-17 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.53 10 0.05 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-08-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-08-08 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.75 10 0.08 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-08-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 Scale Man
2022-05-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2022-05-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2022-05-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-05-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2021-06-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 Truck Driver
2021-06-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2021-06-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-12-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2018-12-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-12-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 Supervisor, Co. Official
2015-11-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2015-11-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-11-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2013-07-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 0.74 0.27 Laborer, Bullgang
2013-07-30 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-07-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-07-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.72 1.65 0.44 Laborer, Bullgang
2008-02-26 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-02-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 1.28 0.18 Front-end Loader Operator
2008-02-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-10-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-10-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-05-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 0.57 0.61 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-05-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.38 0.71 0.54 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-05-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 1.06 0.29 Truck Driver
2004-05-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2004-05-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Acres Sand & Stone LLC 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2025 5
2024 4
2023 6
2022 6
2021 5
2020 6
2019 6
2018 4
2017 5
2016 4
2015 4
2014 5
2013 5
2012 5
2011 5
2010 5
2009 6
2008 6
2007 5
2006 6
2005 6
2004 6
2003 8
2002 7
2001 7
2000 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

ACRES SAND & STONE sits in Augusta County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Augusta County, Virginia · Population 77,713
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$79,972
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 2,348 1 0 425.9
2026 Q1 1,568 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 1,471 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,669 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,875 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,488 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,816 1 0 550.7
2024 Q3 1,837 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,938 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,687 2 0 1185.5
2023 Q4 1,601 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,940 2 0 1030.9
2023 Q2 2,326 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,268 1 0 440.9
2022 Q4 2,118 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,180 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,231 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,692 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,951 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,967 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,714 1 0 583.4
2021 Q1 1,496 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,994 4 1 2006.0
2020 Q3 2,577 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,026 3 1 1480.8
2020 Q1 2,128 1 0 469.9
2019 Q4 2,259 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,238 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,509 1 0 398.6
2019 Q1 2,178 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,069 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,161 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,304 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,114 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,000 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,648 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,660 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,567 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,311 12 3 5192.6
2016 Q3 2,280 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,970 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,753 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,767 2 1 1131.9
2015 Q3 2,217 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,151 4 0 1859.6
2015 Q1 1,961 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,204 1 0 453.7
2014 Q3 2,280 1 0 438.6
2014 Q2 1,845 35 18 18970.2
2014 Q1 2,031 4 1 1969.5
2013 Q4 2,134 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,268 4 3 1763.7
2013 Q2 2,170 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,115 2 2 945.6
2012 Q4 2,108 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,308 8 1 3466.2
2012 Q2 2,370 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,656 3 1 1811.6
2011 Q4 2,540 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,155 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,253 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,734 3 0 1730.1
2010 Q4 2,448 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,894 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,761 3 1 1086.6
2010 Q1 2,241 4 2 1784.9
2009 Q4 2,727 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,937 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,256 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,528 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,058 3 0 739.3
2008 Q3 3,844 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,851 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,285 5 0 1522.1
2007 Q4 3,113 5 0 1606.2
2007 Q3 3,049 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,260 4 1 1227.0
2007 Q1 2,847 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,772 3 0 1082.3
2006 Q3 3,386 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,400 4 1 1176.5
2006 Q1 3,200 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,127 1 0 319.8
2005 Q3 3,586 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,385 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,351 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,191 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,571 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,623 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,894 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,332 2 0 600.2
2003 Q3 3,484 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,847 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,938 4 0 1361.5
2002 Q4 2,870 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,289 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,023 1 0 330.8
2002 Q1 2,739 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,734 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,219 4 0 1242.6
2001 Q2 3,449 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,112 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,482 2 0 574.4
2000 Q3 3,741 4 0 1069.2
2000 Q2 3,794 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,064 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2007 · 1 incident

May 4, 2007 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Acres Sand & Stone LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured EE put arm inside crusher with pan not in place. Bars rolled up and pinned arm and chest on crusher.

2006 · 1 incident

May 15, 2006 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Acres Sand & Stone LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing belt scraper from conveyor with a wrench when wrench slipped and hit employee between eyes.

2005 · 1 incident

June 29, 2005 VA · Metal/Non-Metal carpenter SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Acres Sand & Stone LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CRUSHER HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM CONCRETE PAD FOR NEW INSTALLATION. EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE PAD & HE SLIPPED ON GREASE WHERE A MOTOR HAD BEEN, CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

2001 · 1 incident

October 15, 2001 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Acres Sand & Stone LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE STEPPED INTO FEED HOPPER (WHICH WAS OUT OF SERVICE) TO CLEAN AND SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

2000 · 1 incident

September 5, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acres Sand & Stone LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS HELPING LOAD A PEICE OF EQUIPMENT (BUCKET) TO BE TOOK TO BE REPAIRED.