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: 656 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
I-69 Sand Pit has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 3 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $100 in penalties contested before the Commission, $100 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-27.
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.
8citations taken to the federal commission · 17% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 13%
Still open
7 · 88%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$100 proposed, $100 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2025-12-08.
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: 2025-07-16
7
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg7
Show the individual readings (7)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-07-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2025-07-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-08-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-05-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2015-06-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-04-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-10-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
1
2025
1
2024
1
2023
1
2022
1
2021
1
2020
1
2019
1
2018
2
2017
2
2016
2
2015
2
2014
2
2013
2
2012
2
2011
2
2010
3
2009
3
2008
1
2007
2
2006
2
2005
2
2004
2
2003
2
2002
2
2001
2
2000
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
I-69 Sand Pit sits in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Vanderburgh County, Indiana · Population 179,908
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$60,938
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
650
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
635
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
669
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
687
7
1
10189.2
2025 Q2
673
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
594
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
675
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
641
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
617
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
562
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
598
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
683
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
629
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
584
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
646
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
635
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
629
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
549
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
623
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
659
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
611
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
510
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
568
1
0
1760.6
2020 Q3
603
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
627
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
568
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
583
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
581
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
608
1
0
1644.7
2019 Q1
554
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
600
1
0
1666.7
2018 Q3
613
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
1,093
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,142
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
1,201
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
1,057
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
571
1
0
1751.3
2017 Q1
752
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
933
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
1,015
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
900
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
947
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
953
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
1,686
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
1,293
1
0
773.4
2015 Q1
654
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1,301
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
1,620
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
1,063
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
923
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
1,191
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,277
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,690
3
0
1775.1
2013 Q1
1,333
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,509
1
0
662.7
2012 Q3
1,389
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,202
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
1,187
3
0
2527.4
2011 Q4
1,792
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,804
2
1
1108.6
2011 Q2
1,990
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,097
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
1,855
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
2,212
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
2,927
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
1,554
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
1,489
1
0
671.6
2009 Q3
1,430
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
2,888
2
0
692.5
2009 Q1
1,866
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
649
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
583
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
617
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
537
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
615
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
1,249
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
1,110
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
466
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
1,059
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,041
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
833
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
791
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
711
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
1,140
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
924
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
824
1
1
1213.6
2004 Q4
1,002
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,264
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,106
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
818
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,106
7
0
3323.8
2003 Q3
2,136
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
2,113
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
938
1
0
1066.1
2002 Q4
1,641
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
1,227
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,161
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1,064
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,657
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
1,120
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
1,514
5
0
3302.5
2001 Q1
1,765
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,992
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
1,716
1
0
582.8
2000 Q2
2,017
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
1,685
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2021 · 1 incident
July 6, 2021IN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was walking on float of dredge to do maintenance, and stopped and stepped backward, tripped and fell on right shoulder. Employee's shoulder has arthritis and the fall onto the shoulder aggravated it. Employee received a Toradol shot at clinic.
2017 · 1 incident
November 13, 2017IN · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EE was scraping dirt into a pile with loader and hit a dip in soil jarring the loader and straining neck / shoulder. EE injured it on 11/13/17 and reported it on 11/17/2017.
2016 · 1 incident
June 28, 2016IN · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was tightening a bolt on the shaker screen wear rubber with a ratchet and socket. The socket was not seated well on the bolt and it slipped and hit EE in the cheek chipping tooth and caused EE to bite tongue. EE was sent to see the dentist for the tooth.
2015 · 1 incident
April 29, 2015IN · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE is our dredge operator and a mechanic, and he was repairing an outboard motor on the Jon boat when it "snapped" or broke free from boat's connection and his left hand was in the path of the fly wheel when the motor rose up/throttled out of the water during mechanical repair.
2013 · 1 incident
February 20, 2013IN · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handMACHINERY
EE was assisting a welder replace plates on scales at the I-164 Sand Pit, and sometime during the course of the day he received a flash burn which was not identified/noticed until later that night. He went to the ER because of a burning feeling. He did not remember ever directly seeing the flash, but did indicate he knew the work was in progress.
2010 · 1 incident
August 30, 2010IN · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Huston reported to his supervisor that he was suffering from pain radiating from shoulder to hand. He was sent to medical provider and diagnosed with tendonitis in his left arm. He is a loader operator and the exact cause is undetermined.
Standing on a platform changing ribbon on a ticket printing machine. When he stepped off the platform to the floor he twisted his foot causing a fracture to his right foot.