Bell Sand Company Inc. Metal/Non-Metal
Bell Sand Company Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Wanda S Kersh
Tyler,
Smith County,
TX
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4102510
Bell Sand Company Inc. has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
73
citations
16
significant & substantial
$9,042
proposed penalties
$7,153
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,889 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
64
inspections on record
690
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 690 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bell Sand Company Inc. has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
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.$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
73 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 992 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 982 | 2 | 0 | 2036.7 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,152 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,107 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,032 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,097 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,024 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,127 | 1 | 0 | 887.3 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 1,127 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,107 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,127 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,155 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,186 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,073 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,114 | 1 | 0 | 897.7 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,162 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,042 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,112 | 1 | 0 | 899.3 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1,112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,262 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,235 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 918 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,298 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,281 | 2 | 0 | 1561.3 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,255 | 1 | 1 | 796.8 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,137 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,328 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,338 | 1 | 0 | 747.4 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,258 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,096 | 1 | 0 | 912.4 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,311 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,258 | 1 | 1 | 794.9 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,245 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,215 | 1 | 0 | 823.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,379 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,349 | 1 | 0 | 741.3 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,336 | 1 | 0 | 748.5 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,312 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,183 | 3 | 0 | 2535.9 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,152 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,048 | 1 | 0 | 954.2 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,257 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,154 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,296 | 2 | 1 | 1543.2 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,392 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,319 | 1 | 0 | 758.2 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,214 | 2 | 0 | 1647.4 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,078 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,242 | 2 | 0 | 1610.3 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,217 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,320 | 5 | 3 | 3787.9 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,305 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,316 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,148 | 2 | 1 | 1742.2 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,182 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,164 | 3 | 0 | 2577.3 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,190 | 2 | 1 | 1680.7 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,210 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,260 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,340 | 2 | 1 | 1492.5 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,340 | 3 | 0 | 2238.8 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,440 | 5 | 1 | 3472.2 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,446 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,446 | 5 | 1 | 3457.8 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,446 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,336 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,336 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,336 | 4 | 0 | 2994.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,336 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,336 | 1 | 0 | 748.5 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,336 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,336 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,330 | 4 | 1 | 3007.5 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,080 | 2 | 1 | 1851.9 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,080 | 2 | 0 | 1851.9 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,080 | 4 | 1 | 3703.7 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,080 | 1 | 1 | 925.9 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.
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