Mining Incidents

IVEY SAND PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Valerie Carnes
Gordon, Baldwin County, GA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0900815

IVEY SAND PLANT has $75K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1987–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
183
citations
62
significant & substantial
$74,566
proposed penalties
$66,707
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,859 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
92
inspections on record
1,211
inspection hours
15.1
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.
183 citations across 1,211 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

IVEY SAND PLANT has $75K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 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.
$75K
proposed penalties
$67K
current assessed
$67K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
180 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 Q4 7,571 1 0 132.1
2025 Q3 7,171 4 2 557.8
2025 Q2 6,038 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,067 7 1 990.5
2024 Q4 7,516 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 8,556 1 1 116.9
2024 Q2 7,485 2 0 267.2
2024 Q1 5,410 3 1 554.5
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 9,500 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 10,448 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 9,500 5 1 526.3
2023 Q1 10,060 3 0 298.2
2022 Q4 9,651 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 9,864 6 1 608.3
2022 Q2 9,550 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 9,505 10 4 1052.1
2021 Q4 8,392 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 7,717 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 7,836 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 8,142 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 8,703 1 0 114.9
2020 Q3 7,449 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 7,275 3 0 412.4
2020 Q1 6,465 4 1 618.7
2019 Q4 8,252 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 8,948 1 0 111.8
2019 Q2 7,271 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 6,818 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 7,816 1 0 127.9
2018 Q3 7,143 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 6,845 4 2 584.4
2018 Q1 5,662 3 0 529.8
2017 Q4 6,577 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,635 2 0 354.9
2017 Q2 5,157 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,552 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,772 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,435 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,789 1 0 263.9
2016 Q1 3,128 1 0 319.7
2015 Q4 3,271 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,904 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,068 3 2 737.5
2015 Q1 2,689 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,030 12 7 3960.4
2014 Q3 2,237 1 0 447.0
2014 Q2 2,573 16 11 6218.4
2014 Q1 2,365 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,015 2 2 992.6
2013 Q3 1,860 3 0 1612.9
2013 Q2 2,339 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,170 1 1 239.8
2012 Q4 2,281 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,240 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,379 1 0 420.3
2012 Q1 2,248 1 0 444.8
2011 Q4 2,324 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,553 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,428 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,169 1 0 461.0
2010 Q4 2,507 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,362 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,449 3 1 1225.0
2010 Q1 2,268 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,621 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,548 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,416 1 0 413.9
2009 Q1 2,144 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,725 4 1 1467.9
2008 Q3 4,049 4 0 987.9
2008 Q2 5,109 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,577 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,403 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,898 6 3 1539.3
2007 Q2 4,364 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,121 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,387 6 2 1113.8
2006 Q3 3,771 4 0 1060.7
2006 Q2 4,017 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,746 3 2 632.1
2005 Q4 5,597 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,178 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,926 6 2 1012.5
2005 Q1 5,495 4 2 727.9
2004 Q4 5,178 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 7,216 3 0 415.7
2004 Q2 6,157 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,618 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,387 5 1 928.2
2003 Q3 5,785 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,158 3 1 581.6
2003 Q1 4,746 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,186 3 1 578.5
2002 Q3 6,441 2 1 310.5
2002 Q2 6,476 7 4 1080.9
2002 Q1 6,463 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,177 4 0 647.6
2001 Q3 5,745 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,124 4 1 653.2
2001 Q1 4,526 4 1 883.8
2000 Q4 5,477 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,440 3 2 2083.3
2000 Q1 140 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2025 · 1 incident

January 9, 2025 GA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employees were cleaning out the creek drainpipe. While attempting to remove a tree, part of the tree or a mud pile swung and hit the employee on the left side by EE's ear.

2021 · 1 incident

March 26, 2021 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Fall down stairs

At the end of the shift, employee locked the scale house up to leave for the day, a cat ran under employee's foot and tripped them up and they fell down the scale house stairs.

2020 · 1 incident

July 21, 2020 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Standard Sand & Silica Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Shortly after starting shift, employee called the scale house operator complaining about chest pains. Scale house operator called 911 and MSHA. Employee was diagnosed with costochondritis, basically sore ribs - usually from stress.

2018 · 1 incident

April 14, 2018 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator benching in pit and high wall slipped and trapped operator in the cab of the excavator for approximately 10-15 minutes. Operator was alert the whole time and once dug out walked away from the scene. There were visible cuts on the operator. Operator was taken to the hospital for an examination and observation.

2016 · 1 incident

January 4, 2016 GA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Struck against a moving object

Employee climbed on excavator and operated it for approx 3 hrs & when EE climbed off EE felt pain in lower center to right of back. EE thought it was just stiff from operation of excavator but has gotten worse over the last 3 days.

2007 · 1 incident

September 11, 2007 GA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Struck against stationary object

EE was exiting the cab of the PC 300 Komatsu Trackhoe, when he struck his head on the door frame as he was standing up.

2001 · 1 incident

June 4, 2001 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING ROLLER BEARING ON CONVEYER WHEN THE BEARING SLIPPED CAUSING HAND TO HIT METAL PART OF CONVEYER.

1991 · 1 incident

October 3, 1991 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
M & W Sand · Contact with hot objects or substances

BEARING IN FAN BLADE WENT BAD CAUSING FAN BELTS TO COME OFF. WHEN EE TURNED ENGINE OFF ON THE POWER UNTI THE RADIATOR HOSE BLEW APART AT THE COUPLING SPRAYING HIS RIGHT SIDE WITH HOTWATER.

1987 · 1 incident

February 27, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
M & W Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A BEARING WAS B9ING REMOVED FROM A SHAFT USING A HAMMER AND A CHISEL. A PIECE OF THE CHISEL SPLINTERED OFF AND HIT THE EMPLOYEES EYE. WE DO NOT EXPECT PERMANENT DAMAGE.

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The full compliance file on IVEY SAND PLANT

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.