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INDIAN SPRINGS: 42 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by William Gene Clifford
Garrett, De Kalb County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1200738

INDIAN SPRINGS has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1992–2018
Latest incident
Dec 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
42
citations
6
significant & substantial
$4,855
proposed penalties
$4,855
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Clifford Aggregate Incorporated's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
46
inspections on record
536
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: 536 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

INDIAN SPRINGS has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
38 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $238 in penalties contested before the Commission, $238 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-03.
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.
14.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
14.3%
reasonably likely or greater
38.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 45.2% low, 54.8% moderate, 0.0% 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 · 5% of citations on record
  • Stood as issued 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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$238 proposed, $238 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 2019-08-21.
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
LAKE 2019-0353 Default 2019 $121 → $121
LAKE 2011-248M Default Lesnick 2011 $117 → $117
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: 2026-03-03
5
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg5
Show the individual readings (5)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-03-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-01-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2021-04-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-03-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-03-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
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.
Ownership history
  1. Irving Sand & Gravel Company Inc 1950 to 2022
  2. Clifford Aggregate Incorporated 2022 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 2
2025 2
2024 2
2023 4
2022 4
2021 4
2020 5
2019 4
2018 5
2017 5
2016 5
2015 5
2014 5
2013 6
2012 5
2011 4
2010 3
2009 4
2008 4
2007 2
2006 2
2005 4
2004 3
2003 2
2002 2
2001 1
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

INDIAN SPRINGS sits in DeKalb 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.
DeKalb County, Indiana · Population 43,584
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$70,080
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 1,324 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 909 1 0 1100.1
2025 Q4 1,301 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,325 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,274 3 0 2354.8
2025 Q1 1,121 3 0 2676.2
2024 Q4 1,169 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,302 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,267 2 0 1578.5
2024 Q1 972 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,102 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,650 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,270 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,145 3 1 2620.1
2022 Q4 1,302 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,441 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,708 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,024 2 0 1953.1
2021 Q4 1,593 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,429 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,097 3 2 1430.6
2021 Q1 948 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,751 2 1 1142.2
2020 Q3 1,350 2 0 1481.5
2020 Q2 1,686 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 737 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 940 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,385 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 573 1 0 1745.2
2019 Q1 750 2 0 2666.7
2018 Q4 1,510 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,303 1 0 767.5
2018 Q2 786 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 947 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,113 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,401 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,486 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 540 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 630 4 0 6349.2
2016 Q3 1,486 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,709 1 0 585.1
2016 Q1 790 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,447 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,330 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,189 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,032 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,169 1 0 855.4
2014 Q3 1,544 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 642 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 625 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 690 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,050 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 659 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,126 1 0 470.4
2012 Q4 1,291 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,202 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,379 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,843 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,126 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 754 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,066 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 530 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 568 1 1 1760.6
2010 Q3 1,201 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 609 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 773 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,392 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,398 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,399 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 999 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,127 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,101 3 1 2724.8
2008 Q2 1,605 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,076 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,309 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,436 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 773 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,126 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,256 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,423 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,807 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,123 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,238 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,388 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,017 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,777 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,266 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,532 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,432 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,075 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,280 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,411 2 0 1417.4
2003 Q2 1,324 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,120 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,196 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,401 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 600 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 668 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 604 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 899 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 670 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 562 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 580 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 724 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 691 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 641 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2018 · 1 incident

December 3, 2018 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Irving Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

Service tech / Labor was helping a miner, The Tec was using a small step ladder to reach the work area. As they climbed the step ladder they hit their head on a piece of steel causing a laceration to the scalp. The Tec failed to use PPE at the time of the accident

2008 · 1 incident

September 15, 2008 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Irving Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

Employee was operating a cutting torch when the gas line burst causing a flash burn. He received 1 & 2nd degree burns to the face and neck.

1992 · 1 incident

May 4, 1992 IN · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Irving Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SIX RAILROAD TIES BUNDLE FOR SHIPMENT. TWO MEN WERE PREPARING TO USE THE TIES FOR A SPECIFIC JOB WHEN THE SHIPPING BAND WAS CUT RESULTING IN ONE TIES FALLING APPROX. 16" ON TOP OF VICTIM'S LEF T FOOT.