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Charles City-VA Sand & Gravel: 31 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Sustainable Land Use, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Chaney Enterprises LP
Charles City,
Charles City County,
VA
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4406911
Charles City-VA Sand & Gravel has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2008–2025
- Latest incident
- Apr 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
31
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,713
proposed penalties
$3,713
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
36
inspections on record
675
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: 675 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Charles City-VA Sand & Gravel has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
30 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $100 in penalties contested before the Commission, $100 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.16.1%
significant & substantial
3.2%
high negligence or reckless
16.1%
reasonably likely or greater
45.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.1% low, 80.6% moderate, 3.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
1
citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
- Settled 1 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$100 proposed, $100 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 2007-12-11.
Contested penalties
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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 2008-52M | Settlement | Lesnick | 2009 | $100 → $100 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2025-11-13
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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.14
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg13
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (14)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Bulldozer Operator | ||
| 2025-11-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump | ||
| 2025-11-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Backhoe Operator | ||
| 2025-11-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2025-09-03 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2025-09-03 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Bulldozer Operator | ||
| 2025-09-03 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.18 | Supervisor, Co. Official | ||
| 2025-09-03 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator | ||
| 2022-08-16 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2022-08-16 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dry Screen Plant Operator | ||
| 2004-07-08 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Scale Man | ||
| 2004-07-08 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2004-07-08 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Cleanup Man | ||
| 2004-07-08 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator |
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.
Charles City-VA Sand & Gravel recorded 6.67 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.6.67
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.37 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 * | 6.67 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2001 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2000 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
- Custom Ltd 1998 to 1999
- Florida Rock Industries Inc 1999 to 2007
- Vulcan Construction Materials, LP 2007 to 2019
- Stony Creek Sand and Gravel LLC 2019 to 2021
- Chaney Enterprises LTD Partnership 2021 to 2024
- Sustainable Land Use, LLC 2024 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2000 | 9 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Charles City-VA Sand & Gravel sits in Charles City County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Charles City County, Virginia · Population 6,686
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$70,339
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 6,617 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 7,451 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 7,760 | 2 | 0 | 257.7 |
| 2025 Q3 | 8,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 7,303 | 1 | 0 | 136.9 |
| 2025 Q1 | 6,718 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,376 | 2 | 0 | 457.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,864 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 3,946 | 1 | 0 | 253.4 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,760 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 3,762 | 2 | 0 | 531.6 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,665 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,286 | 1 | 0 | 437.4 |
| 2023 Q1 | 3,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,735 | 3 | 1 | 1096.9 |
| 2022 Q3 | 2,886 | 4 | 1 | 1386.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 2,801 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,829 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,969 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 3,591 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 2,829 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,914 | 1 | 0 | 522.5 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1,031 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,835 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,242 | 1 | 0 | 805.2 |
| 2008 Q4 | 628 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,303 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 3,226 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,345 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 3,112 | 1 | 0 | 321.3 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,995 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 4,550 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 2,785 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 4,038 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 3,692 | 1 | 0 | 270.9 |
| 2006 Q2 | 4,344 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 4,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 3,622 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 3,939 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 3,507 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 3,728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 6,010 | 3 | 0 | 499.2 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,740 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 4,731 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 4,038 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 3,423 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 4,472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 4,219 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 3,586 | 1 | 0 | 278.9 |
| 2002 Q4 | 3,413 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 3,899 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 3,746 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 4,338 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 5,412 | 1 | 0 | 184.8 |
| 2001 Q3 | 6,228 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 6,312 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 6,355 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 6,715 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 6,823 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 5,668 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 4,346 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2025 · 1 incident
2008 · 1 incident
July 8, 2008
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was removing caliper from 725 truck. Lifted brake caliper and as he did, he pinched his ring finger between it and the truck. Required 9 stitches.