EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO CRAWL UNDER HOPPER TO GREASE EQUIPMENT, HIT HEAD AND RECEIVED LACERATION TO LEFT FRONT OF HEAD
Diamond Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal
Diamond Sand and Gravel Inc
· Facility
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.
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 | 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 |
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| 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 file2005 · 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
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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