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Harrison Sand Company: 121 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Crab Orchard, Cumberland County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4001946

Harrison Sand Company has $30K 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
6
Years on record
1991–2010
Latest incident
Jun 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
121
citations
48
significant & substantial
$30,115
proposed penalties
$29,671
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $444 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Harrison Const Co Div /APAC-Atlantic Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
83
inspections on record
1,313
inspection hours
9.2
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.
121 citations across 1,313 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Harrison Sand Company has $30K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$30K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
120 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $725 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-10-10.
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.
39.7%
significant & substantial
6.6%
high negligence or reckless
39.7%
reasonably likely or greater
66.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.3% low, 90.1% moderate, 6.6% 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.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 100%
100%
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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
38%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $725 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 2008-10-17.
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
SE 2009-37M Settlement Bulluck 2010 $1K → $725
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ 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)
ⓘ 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: 2018-01-09, 8 years ago
35%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
59
samples
31
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3011 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg25
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (59)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2018-01-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.42 0.42 1.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-09-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.81 0.28 2.89 Crusher Oper/Worker
2015-06-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.47 0.35 1.34 Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-06-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 0.28 1.00 Truck Driver
2009-09-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 0.17 1.24 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-05-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.46 0.43 1.07 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-03-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.71 0.27 2.63 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-03-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.57 0.22 2.59 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-04-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.19 1.26 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-03-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.38 0.17 2.24 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-08-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 0.19 1.37 Utility Man
2017-09-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 0.47 0.43 Truck Driver
2017-09-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2015-10-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 0.72 0.29 Truck Driver
2015-10-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 0.37 0.89 Crusher Oper/Worker
2015-10-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.55 0.25 Washer Operator
2015-10-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-07-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 0.35 0.60 Crusher Oper/Worker
2015-06-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-06-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2015-06-02 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 10 0.01 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-07-31 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.22 Truck Driver
2013-07-31 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 Cleanup Man
2013-07-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2013-07-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2013-07-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-06-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-06-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-06-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Ball Mill Operator
2012-06-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.3 0.43 Cleanup Man
2011-10-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.57 0.26 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-10-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 1.7 0.16 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-10-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-08-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 1.17 0.29 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-08-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-08-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 1.42 0.10 Building Repair/Maint.
2009-11-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.55 1.33 0.41 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-09-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2009-05-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 0.35 0.97 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-03-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-03-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 1.25 0.11 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-03-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-06-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-03-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2006-09-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2006-07-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.31 0.77 Backhoe Operator
2004-12-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2004-12-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-12-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 1.26 0.10 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-12-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-01-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2004-01-08 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-01-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.21 0.90 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-03-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-03-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2003-03-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-03-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 1.04 0.21 Truck Driver
2001-01-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 0.51 0.49 Utility Man
2001-01-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 1.13 0.15 Truck Driver
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.

Harrison Sand Company recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2017.

Injury rate, 2017
ⓘ 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.99 and the all-US-mining average was 2.48 cases per 100 workers.
In Tennessee, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.32 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
2017 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2016 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2007 * 13.67 6.83 0.000
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 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
  1. Highland Sand Company 1950 to 2008
  2. Harrison Const Co Div /APAC-Atlantic Inc 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2021 0
2020 2
2019 1
2018 6
2017 10
2016 8
2015 8
2014 8
2013 7
2012 7
2011 12
2010 17
2009 10
2008 12
2007 11
2006 12
2005 11
2004 11
2003 11
2002 9
2001 8
2000 9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Harrison Sand Company sits in Cumberland County, Tennessee, 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.
Cumberland County, Tennessee · Population 62,529
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$58,475
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
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 381 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 82 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
Show 76 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q1 13 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 662 1 0 1510.6
2018 Q3 6,298 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,263 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,983 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 6,746 1 1 148.2
2017 Q3 7,729 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 6,965 1 1 143.6
2017 Q1 4,062 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 5,725 2 1 349.3
2016 Q3 7,225 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,720 9 3 1573.4
2016 Q1 2,497 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 4,201 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,357 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,229 4 2 945.9
2015 Q1 4,533 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,878 1 1 170.1
2014 Q3 5,045 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 6,346 2 0 315.2
2014 Q1 2,663 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,650 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,504 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,515 5 2 1107.4
2013 Q1 1,890 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,268 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,399 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,782 4 0 1057.6
2012 Q1 648 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,898 3 1 1035.2
2011 Q3 5,061 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,833 1 1 206.9
2011 Q1 5,973 1 1 167.4
2010 Q4 5,172 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 6,227 4 1 642.4
2010 Q2 4,736 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,463 1 0 406.0
2009 Q4 3,911 1 1 255.7
2009 Q3 1,692 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,785 2 2 345.7
2009 Q1 4,030 1 0 248.1
2008 Q4 6,663 7 2 1050.6
2008 Q3 8,060 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,085 3 2 423.4
2008 Q1 6,881 6 3 872.0
2007 Q4 7,951 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 8,103 6 1 740.5
2007 Q2 6,355 1 1 157.4
2007 Q1 6,862 2 1 291.5
2006 Q4 6,110 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,971 5 3 627.3
2006 Q2 6,773 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,957 9 3 1510.8
2005 Q4 6,411 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 8,044 7 4 870.2
2005 Q2 5,980 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 7,077 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,636 6 3 1064.6
2004 Q3 7,373 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,212 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,374 4 1 744.3
2003 Q4 5,673 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,435 1 0 155.4
2003 Q2 6,521 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,312 3 0 564.8
2002 Q4 4,945 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,790 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,199 2 0 384.7
2001 Q4 4,609 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,594 1 0 217.7
2001 Q2 4,617 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,032 2 0 496.0
2000 Q4 4,575 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,827 1 0 207.2
2000 Q2 4,488 4 3 891.3
2000 Q1 3,401 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2010 · 1 incident

June 14, 2010 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harrison Const Co Div /APAC-Atlantic Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EE was preparing to check and or fine tune adjustments on a classifier rising current valving. When EE stepped on scaffold planking to perform the above procedure, the planking broke causing EE to fall. The fall injured EE's back, right wrist and right hand.

2007 · 2 incidents

June 12, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highland Sand Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling dredge pipe when he pulled a disc and muscle in his back.

2006 · 1 incident

May 26, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Highland Sand Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Running from a flyrock, tripped on gravel, fell, hurt left leg & left arm

2002 · 1 incident

1991 · 1 incident

March 7, 1991 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Highland Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.