Mining Incidents

Frank Linscott: 51 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Sandpoint Sand & Gravel · Surface
Controlled by Frank Linscott
Sagle, Bonner County, ID  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1000792

Frank Linscott has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
51
citations
9
significant & substantial
$7,530
proposed penalties
$6,121
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,409 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
25
inspections on record
354
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: 354 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Frank Linscott has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
51 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-08-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
17.6%
significant & substantial
7.8%
high negligence or reckless
17.6%
reasonably likely or greater
54.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 27.5% low, 64.7% moderate, 7.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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.
23 citations taken to the federal commission · 45% of citations on record
  • Settled 10 · 43%
  • Stood as issued 8 · 35%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 5 · 22%
83%
S&S designation survived the contest
Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 6 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
40%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $3K 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 2010-11-30.
Contested penalties
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
WEST 2010-766M Dismissal Moran 2011 $3K → $2K
WEST 2009-329M Settlement Lesnick 2010 $900 → $570
WEST 2011-286M Dismissal Moran 2011 $578 → $470
WEST 2007-5M Settlement Lesnick 2007 $350 → $280
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Sandpoint Sand & Gravel 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 1
2025 1
2024 1
2023 0
2022 1
2021 1
2020 1
2019 0
2018 1
2017 1
2016 1
2015 1
2014 1
2013 1
2012 1
2011 1
2010 2
2009 2
2008 1
2007 2
2006 1
2005 1
2004 1
2003 1
2002 1
2001 0
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Frank Linscott sits in Bonner County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Bonner County, Idaho · Population 49,456
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$65,168
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 22 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 36 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 24 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 38 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 80 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q2 150 0 0 0.0
Show 85 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 75 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 250 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 150 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 80 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 5 1
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q2 25 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 106 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 100 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 70 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 120 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 110 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 110 4 2 36363.6
2016 Q3 110 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 90 1 0 11111.1
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 100 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 225 1 0 4444.4
2015 Q2 250 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 50 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 100 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 200 4 0 20000.0
2014 Q2 250 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 100 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 100 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 200 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 150 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 250 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 25 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 200 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 150 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 150 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 300 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 480 2 0 4166.7
2010 Q2 300 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 100 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 325 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 50 8 4 160000.0
2009 Q2 350 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 500 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 250 7 0 28000.0
2008 Q2 300 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 300 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 450 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 500 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 100 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 200 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 250 8 1 32000.0
2006 Q2 200 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 200 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 200 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 250 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 150 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 250 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 300 2 0 6666.7
2004 Q2 80 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 60 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 75 4 0 53333.3
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 50 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 100 2 1 20000.0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 90 2 0 22222.2
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 60 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 50 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.