Heard Aggregates has $42K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2011–2024
Latest incident
Nov 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
107
citations
23
significant & substantial
$41,511
proposed penalties
$39,276
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,235 gap.
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: 970 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Heard Aggregates has $42K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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.
$42K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$39K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
107 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $20K in penalties contested before the Commission, $18K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-17.
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.
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.
22citations taken to the federal commission · 21% of citations on record
Settled
15 · 68%
Stood as issued
7 · 32%
90%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 10 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
6%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$20K proposed, $18K 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 2012-01-05.
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.
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: 2025-09-23
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
19
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz5
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (19)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-09-23
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
Supervisor, Co. Official
2025-09-23
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
Bulldozer Operator
2023-09-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2023-09-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2023-09-21
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
Truck Driver
2021-11-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2021-11-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2021-11-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2021-11-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2017-03-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-03-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.46
2.6
0.18
Backhoe Operator
2017-03-29
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.28
Truck Driver
2017-03-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2017-03-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2013-11-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.12
1.16
0.10
Washer Operator
2013-11-21
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
Backhoe Operator
2013-11-21
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.35
Laborer, Bullgang
2013-11-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2008-12-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.36
2.14
0.17
Front-end Loader Operator
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.
Heard Aggregates recorded 7.62 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2024.
Injury rate, 2024
ⓘ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.
7.62
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.77 and the all-US-mining average was 2.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.53 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
2024 *
7.62
0.00
0.000
2023 *
8.04
0.00
0.000
2021 *
18.95
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2025
11
2024
12
2023
12
2022
9
2021
10
2020
10
2019
10
2018
13
2017
11
2016
12
2015
10
2014
10
2013
9
2012
8
2011
8
2010
8
2009
7
2008
7
2007
8
2006
5
2005
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Heard Aggregates sits in Sussex County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Sussex County, Virginia · Population 10,793
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$62,821
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
2025 Q3
4,260
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
5,684
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
6,504
4
0
615.0
2024 Q4
6,503
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
5,784
4
0
691.6
2024 Q2
6,903
3
0
434.6
2024 Q1
7,066
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
6,528
8
4
1225.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3
4,128
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
6,293
1
0
158.9
2023 Q1
7,913
2
1
252.7
2022 Q4
4,945
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
4,366
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
4,411
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
4,590
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
5,111
1
0
195.7
2021 Q3
5,393
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
5,610
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
4,996
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
5,397
3
0
555.9
2020 Q3
4,937
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
4,762
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
5,580
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
5,889
2
0
339.6
2019 Q3
5,332
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
5,840
2
0
342.5
2019 Q1
6,127
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
6,257
2
0
319.6
2018 Q3
6,641
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
5,661
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
5,610
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
6,983
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
6,457
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
6,627
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
6,900
1
0
144.9
2016 Q4
6,707
1
0
149.1
2016 Q3
7,592
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
6,913
7
1
1012.6
2016 Q1
6,669
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
5,802
2
0
344.7
2015 Q3
6,528
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
6,800
1
0
147.1
2015 Q1
5,567
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
6,065
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
5,977
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
6,218
2
0
321.6
2014 Q1
5,381
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
5,342
1
0
187.2
2013 Q3
5,607
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
5,956
2
0
335.8
2013 Q1
5,120
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
5,748
2
0
347.9
2012 Q3
4,627
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
5,100
2
0
392.2
2012 Q1
4,508
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
5,493
3
0
546.1
2011 Q3
4,947
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
4,649
2
0
430.2
2011 Q1
3,576
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
3,193
2
1
626.4
2010 Q3
4,044
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
5,650
6
1
1061.9
2010 Q1
4,135
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
7,484
8
6
1068.9
2009 Q3
4,050
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
4,986
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
4,156
1
0
240.6
2008 Q4
3,935
9
3
2287.2
2008 Q3
4,983
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
4,044
6
4
1483.7
2008 Q1
3,979
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
3,820
3
0
785.3
2007 Q3
4,297
1
0
232.7
2007 Q2
4,392
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
3,190
1
0
313.5
2006 Q4
3,550
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
3,395
1
0
294.6
2006 Q2
2,482
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
2,471
4
1
1618.8
2005 Q4
1,920
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2024 · 1 incident
November 8, 2024VA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was removing a tail pulley guard, when it slipped. The employee felt a pop in their arm. The employee did not report the incident to management for 3 days. The employee then sought medical treatment and was placed on restricted work duties for a pinched nerve.
2023 · 1 incident
October 3, 2023VA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
An employee was on a skidsteer, moving materials. The employee stated they hit a bump in the road and felt a pop in their lower back. The employee sought medical treatment and was placed on restricted duty.
2021 · 2 incidents
February 2, 2021VA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerOTHER
An employee was walking on level ground, and when they went to turn around they felt a pop in their knee. The following day, the employee notified management, sought medical treatment and was placed on restricted duties.
January 26, 2021VA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
An employee was helping with repairing the horn on the dozer. When they went to dismount the machine, the employee grabbed the handle to the hood. The hood shifted, causing the employee to lose their balance and fall between the dozer tracks and blade. The employee injured their leg.
2015 · 4 incidents
September 14, 2015VA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The employee was completing a pre-shift inspection on the John Deere 750K dozer. After checking the engine oil, he could not get the engine compartment door to close because the door was bent. He tried to kick the door to make it shut and his right foot slipped off the tracks and he fell off the machine and landed on his left arm on a berm.
August 18, 2015VA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was unloading some pipe from a truck. He picked up the pipe to load the bucket. When he picked up the pipe he felt a twinge and pain in lower back and left leg. Employee was on restrictive duty and as of 3/2/16 he is a Lost time. This incident was not reported at the time due to improper communication. This incident is reported late.
May 26, 2015VA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was lifting a screen (less than 100lbs). Received help from another. After lifting the employee felt a sprain/strain in left arm. Employee was taken to the local clinic where they put on restrictive duty with a sling. Going back for checkup to re-evaluate.
2013 · 1 incident
October 21, 2013VA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Team member was exiting the excavator. When he stepped down onto the step he felt a pop and a sharp pain in his left knee. He did not seek medical treatment that day. He returned to 10/22/2013, due to pain, he went to the clinic to have knee examined. The doctor diagnosed torn right medial meniscus. He returned to work on restrictive duty on 10/22/2013.
IE and another EE were lifting a small hopper weighing about 125 pounds onto the tail pulley of the concrete sand stacker. One of the hopper legs struck IE on the left leg behind the knee, causing a deep laceration.
2011 · 1 incident
March 11, 2011VA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was climbing a ladder and while on the second or third step the ladder slid off of the leg of the sand screw. The ladder and employee fell to the ground and he hit his left elbow on the concrete pier on the way down resulting in a chipped elbow.
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