Mining Incidents

Diamond Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Frank J Hunkele
Sparta, Sussex County, NJ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2800949

Diamond Sand & Gravel has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2003–2005
Latest incident
May 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
86
citations
21
significant & substantial
$12,555
proposed penalties
$12,555
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
54
inspections on record
557
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: 557 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Diamond Sand & Gravel has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
85 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-23.
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
2025 Q4 975 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,068 1 0 936.3
2025 Q2 1,105 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,022 1 0 978.5
2024 Q4 1,209 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,204 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,209 1 0 827.1
2024 Q1 1,194 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,746 1 0 572.7
2023 Q3 1,824 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,861 1 0 537.3
2023 Q1 1,663 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,791 3 1 1675.0
2022 Q3 1,970 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,785 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,481 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,915 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,790 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,828 1 0 547.0
2021 Q1 1,448 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,869 1 1 535.0
2020 Q3 1,941 3 0 1545.6
2020 Q2 1,852 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,008 1 0 992.1
2019 Q4 2,790 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,759 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,686 2 0 1186.2
2019 Q1 1,458 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,976 1 0 506.1
2018 Q3 1,768 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,806 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 612 1 0 1634.0
2017 Q4 1,623 2 0 1232.3
2017 Q3 1,474 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,584 3 2 1893.9
2017 Q1 2,464 7 1 2840.9
2016 Q4 1,592 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,536 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,400 2 1 1428.6
2016 Q1 1,536 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,560 3 0 1923.1
2015 Q3 1,560 2 1 1282.1
2015 Q2 1,520 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,470 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,045 1 1 489.0
2014 Q3 2,008 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,105 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,333 1 0 750.2
2013 Q4 2,061 2 0 970.4
2013 Q3 1,841 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,019 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,392 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,567 7 3 4467.1
2012 Q3 1,618 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,755 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,544 4 2 2590.7
2011 Q4 1,733 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,793 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,741 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 972 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,930 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,765 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,489 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,558 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,796 3 1 1073.0
2009 Q3 768 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,546 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,218 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,656 4 1 1506.0
2008 Q3 3,106 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,029 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,781 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,273 5 4 948.2
2007 Q3 2,000 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,000 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,000 1 1 500.0
2006 Q4 4,111 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,601 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,095 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,251 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,068 2 1 491.6
2005 Q3 5,976 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,011 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,274 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,522 3 0 663.4
2004 Q3 4,272 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,675 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,487 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,026 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,408 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,464 3 0 672.0
2003 Q1 4,157 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,434 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,640 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,826 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,363 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,098 5 0 1220.1
2001 Q3 4,673 7 0 1498.0
2001 Q2 4,623 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,896 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,577 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,720 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,552 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,776 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2005 · 1 incident

May 11, 2005 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baldwin Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO CRAWL UNDER HOPPER TO GREASE EQUIPMENT, HIT HEAD AND RECEIVED LACERATION TO LEFT FRONT OF HEAD

2003 · 1 incident

October 11, 2003 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Baldwin Enterprises Inc · Fall from machine

WRENCH SLIPPED - EE FELL AND HIT HEAD. LACERATIONS & HEAD TRAUMA.

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