HONEY ISLAND SAND PLANT has $85K in proposed MSHA penalties and $42K outstanding across 13 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
1989–2008
Latest incident
Aug 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
147
citations
42
significant & substantial
$84,741
proposed penalties
$32,338
paid to date
38% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $52,403 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
56
inspections on record
827
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: 827 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
HONEY ISLAND SAND PLANT has $85K in proposed MSHA penalties and $42K outstanding across 13 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.
$85K
proposed penalties
$74K
current assessed
$32K
paid to date
$42K
outstanding
146 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
Of $35K in penalties contested before the Commission, $21K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-04-10.
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.
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.
48citations taken to the federal commission · 33% of citations on record
Settled
44 · 92%
Stood as issued
1 · 2%
Vacated or withdrawn
3 · 6%
68%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 28 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
41%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$35K proposed, $21K 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 2018-01-10.
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: 2017-10-25, 8 years ago
33%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
53
samples
27
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz339 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg20
Show the individual readings (53)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2010-04-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.42
0.47
3.02
Utility Man
2007-08-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.26
0.26
1.00
Bagging Operator
2007-08-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.52
0.32
1.63
Bagging Operator
2003-02-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.52
0.29
1.79
Lab Technician
2002-09-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
0.27
1.04
Laborer, Bullgang
2002-09-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.52
0.2
2.60
Laborer, Bullgang
2002-05-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.39
0.21
1.86
Bagging Operator
2002-05-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.31
0.22
1.41
Bagging Operator
2002-05-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.26
0.26
1.00
Pelletizer Operator
2017-10-25
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.45
2.96
0.15
Mechanic
2017-10-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Warehouse Man
2017-10-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Warehouse Man
2016-10-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2016-10-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2016-10-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2015-06-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bagging Operator
2015-06-04
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
1.1
0.18
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2015-06-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bagging Operator
2015-06-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bagging Operator
2012-12-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Warehouse Man
2012-12-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2012-12-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2012-01-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bagging Operator
2012-01-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bagging Operator
2011-03-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Kiln/Dryer Operator
2011-03-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2011-03-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bagging Operator
2010-05-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
0.7
0.27
Utility Man
2010-05-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2010-04-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bagging Operator
2009-11-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.35
0.46
Bagging Operator
2009-11-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
0.25
0.76
Truck Loader
2008-07-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
0.56
0.41
Utility Man
2008-07-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.25
0.38
0.66
Warehouse Man
2008-04-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
0.74
0.18
Warehouse Man
2007-10-25
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.42
0.36
Bagging Operator
2007-08-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.26
0.8
0.33
Bagging Operator
2005-02-23
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.24
0.31
0.77
Utility Man
2004-10-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.67
Bagging Operator
2004-10-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.67
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-10-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.31
Utility Man
2004-08-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.51
0.63
0.81
Supervisor, Co. Official
2004-08-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.41
Bagging Operator
2004-08-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
0.37
0.57
Kiln/Dryer Operator
2004-08-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.6
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-08-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.47
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2003-04-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.46
0.81
0.57
Laborer, Bullgang
2003-02-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
0.35
0.40
Mechanic
2003-02-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.12
1.28
0.09
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-02-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bagging Operator
2003-02-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Forklift Operator
2002-12-11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.21
0.86
Laborer, Bullgang
2002-05-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
2.19
0.13
Pelletizer 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.
HONEY ISLAND SAND PLANT 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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
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 Louisiana, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.50 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
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
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
2018
5
2017
15
2016
16
2015
16
2014
16
2013
16
2012
15
2011
15
2010
13
2009
9
2008
12
2007
10
2006
6
2005
12
2004
16
2003
15
2002
15
2001
15
2000
12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
HONEY ISLAND SAND PLANT sits in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana · Population 269,331
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$79,277
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
Other EE was loading a truck and flat bed by taking bulk bags from inside the warehouse and placing bulk bag on flat bed. While picking up bulk bag injury was backed into by the forklift. Injury said his legs and back hurt. Northshore Regional released him to go home and was referred to Dr. for a follow up visit.
2007 · 1 incident
June 7, 2007LA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was repairing a fan in the stacking area of the warehouse and grabbed a blade to spin the fan blades to make sure the fan was spinning correctly. His finger slipped and a blade struck his right middle finger causing a laceration of the finger.
2004 · 1 incident
August 11, 2004LA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WEIGHING UP 47 LB. BAGS FROM THE BAGGER. HE GRABBED THE BAG FROM THE TURNTABLE AND TURNED TOWARDS THE WEIGH SCALE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
2003 · 2 incidents
November 10, 2003LA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS ON THE DRYER'S PINON BEARINGS. HE DESCENDED DOWN THE EXTENSION LADDER AND MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT ANKLE, SPRAINING THE LEFT ANKLE.
July 18, 2003LA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE FLIGHT BROKE LOOSE IN THE DRYER AND GOT JAMMED. THE DRYER WAS SHUT DOWN AND EE ATTEMPTED TO UNJAM AND REMOVE THE BROKEN FLIGHT. IN THE PROCESS OF UNJAMMING THE FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT STRUCK BO TH FOREARMS, BURNING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FOREARM.
1991 · 11 incidents
November 8, 1991LA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPL WAS CHECKING OUT HOPPER FEED TO SEE IF THEY WERE STOPPED UP WHEN HE WAS OVERCOME B HEAT & PASSED OUT.
August 16, 1991LA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
Pearl Sands Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPL WAS HELPING TO FILL BULK BAGS. FORKLIFT OPERATOR PICKED UP BAG & EMPL THOUGHT HE WAS READY TO UNHOOK STRAPS WHEN FORKLIFT OPERATOR SAT BAG DOWN FINGERS.
June 24, 1991LA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS RESTACKING APALLET OF SAND 100 LB BAGS EE STATED THAT AS HE TURNED TO PUT A SACK ON THE PALLET, HE PULLED A MUSCLE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK EE WAS WEARING A SAFETY BELT.
June 19, 1991LA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE HAD REMOVED THE BURNER JET TO REMOVE THE BUILD UP OF OIL AND DUST WITH A WIRE BRUSH, WHEN HE WAS BENDING OVER HIS GLASSES PROBABLY SLID DOWN HIS NOSE ALLOWING THE DUST TO GET PAST THEM AND IN TO HIS EYES.
April 26, 1991LA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Pearl Sands Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BAGGING MACHINE WOULD KICK OFF BAG OF SAND MASHED BUTTON AND LEVER HOLDING THE WEIGHTSS RELEASED FALLING ON EMP HAND HAND CUT AND BRUISED ON R MIDDLE FINGER PINKIE FINGER
April 18, 1991LA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNLOAD BULK BAGS FROM BACK OF PICK UP WHEN BINDING STRAPS HE WAS PULLING ON BROKE. EMPLOYEE THEN FELL BACK AND LANDED VERY HARD ON HIS TAILBONE.
March 18, 1991LA · Metal/Non-Metaloutside foreman, leadmanPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS HAND STACKING SAND FROM REJECT CHUTE OF PALLETIZER WHEN BAGS STARTED COMING TOO FAST TO HANDLE, EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STOP BAGS IN CHUTE AND SPRAINED OR BROKE HIS WRIST.
October 4, 1990LA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON