What are D M Conner Sand Co's MSHA penalties?

D M Conner Sand Co has $101K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $528 currently outstanding across 3 contested dockets.

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D M Conner Sand Co Metal/Non-Metal

D M Conner Inc · Surface

Controlled by Titan America S A

Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, VA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 4402385

D M Conner Sand Co has $101K in proposed MSHA penalties and $528 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 1989–2025
Latest incident: Oct 2025

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2002

181

citations

significant & substantial

$100,961

proposed penalties

$97,491

paid to date

97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,470 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

1,298

inspection hours

13.9

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.

181 citations across 1,298 inspection hours.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

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.

$101K

proposed penalties

$98K

current assessed

$97K

paid to date

$528

outstanding

179 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-20.

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	4,702	0	0.0
2025 Q3	3,792	2	527.4
2025 Q2	3,208	0	0.0
2025 Q1	1,007	4	3972.2
2024 Q4	742	0	0.0
2024 Q3	2,442	0	0.0
2024 Q2	2,756	6	2177.1
2024 Q1	2,766	0	0.0

Show 95 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	2,823	1	0	354.2
2023 Q3	2,940	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	3,050	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	2,971	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	2,808	1	1	356.1
2022 Q3	3,056	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	2,737	3	0	1096.1
2021 Q4	2,454	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	2,857	2	0	700.0
2021 Q2	2,850	0	0	0.0
2021 Q1	2,439	1	0	410.0
2020 Q4	2,907	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	2,498	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	2,626	4	1	1523.2
2020 Q1	2,682	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	3,046	8	3	2626.4
2019 Q3	2,770	6	1	2166.1
2019 Q2	3,137	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	2,828	6	1	2121.6
2018 Q4	2,994	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	3,342	8	4	2393.8
2018 Q2	3,332	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	2,860	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	2,804	6	0	2139.8
2017 Q3	3,787	2	1	528.1
2017 Q2	3,899	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	3,498	12	4	3430.5
2016 Q4	3,591	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	3,941	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	4,075	13	4	3190.2
2016 Q1	3,820	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	4,447	10	3	2248.7
2015 Q3	4,685	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	4,523	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	3,597	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	4,283	1	1	233.5
2014 Q3	4,391	0	0	0.0
2014 Q2	4,122	6	6	1455.6
2014 Q1	2,930	0	0	0.0
2013 Q4	3,345	6	3	1793.7
2013 Q3	3,082	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	3,353	2	1	596.5
2013 Q1	3,165	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	3,294	3	2	910.7
2012 Q3	3,365	14	5	4160.5
2012 Q2	3,374	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	3,517	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	3,585	4	0	1115.8
2011 Q3	4,093	5	2	1221.6
2011 Q2	3,918	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	2,868	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	3,034	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	4,451	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	3,936	1	0	254.1
2010 Q1	2,291	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	4,337	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	4,396	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	4,194	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	3,747	4	0	1067.5
2008 Q4	4,296	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	4,782	4	2	836.5
2008 Q2	4,662	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	4,084	2	0	489.7
2007 Q4	4,199	1	0	238.2
2007 Q3	4,856	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	4,829	2	0	414.2
2007 Q1	3,229	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	4,101	4	0	975.4
2006 Q3	4,194	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	4,403	1	0	227.1
2006 Q1	4,081	2	0	490.1
2005 Q4	4,575	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	4,724	5	0	1058.4
2005 Q2	4,548	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	3,340	7	4	2095.8
2004 Q4	3,855	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	5,422	3	0	553.3
2004 Q2	5,665	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	4,130	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	4,410	3	0	680.3
2003 Q3	4,865	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	4,432	0	0	0.0
2003 Q1	2,987	2	0	669.6
2002 Q4	4,141	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	5,330	2	0	375.2
2002 Q2	4,817	1	1	207.6
2002 Q1	3,521	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	4,186	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	4,881	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	4,886	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	3,889	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	4,809	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	5,016	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	4,865	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	4,546	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

October 2, 2025 VA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

D M Conner Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was exiting the skidsteer at the sand plant, when their right foot slipped in between the equipment bucket and cab. Their body then fell forwards. The employee reported a pop in their knee and sought medical treatment. The employee was diagnosed with an unspecified injury and placed on restricted duties.

January 13, 2025 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

D M Conner Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee exited a front end loader and was walking over to group of employees when they slipped on ice. Employee sought medical treatment and was diagnosed with fracture to their lower tibia. They were placed on restricted work duties.

2008 · 1 incident

August 28, 2008 VA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

D M Conner Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was excavator tightening cone on crusher. Chain broke, hit him in chin & chest reopening prior incision (bruised chest, stitches in chin).

1989 · 1 incident

October 24, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

D M Conner Inc · Fall from machine

WAS GETTING OFF LOADER AT QUITTING TIME AND TURNED RIGHT ANKLE, WENT HOME, ANKLE STARTED HURTING AND SWELLING, WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT WAYNESBORO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, THEY PUT ON A PLASTER SP LINT.

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