Mining Incidents

Jackson Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by William Clayton
Jackson, Ocean County, NJ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2800547

Jackson Plant has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
43
Years on record
1987–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
196
citations
51
significant & substantial
$30,660
proposed penalties
$30,660
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
55
inspections on record
1,050
inspection hours
18.7
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.
196 citations across 1,050 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Jackson Plant has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$31K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
196 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-12.
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 9,171 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,793 1 0 102.1
2025 Q2 8,933 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 8,640 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 10,126 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 10,269 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 10,027 2 0 199.5
2024 Q1 9,163 3 0 327.4
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 9,292 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 8,499 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 9,391 3 0 319.5
2023 Q1 8,826 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 9,184 1 0 108.9
2022 Q3 9,123 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 7,917 2 1 252.6
2022 Q1 7,760 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 10,678 2 1 187.3
2021 Q3 9,646 10 1 1036.7
2021 Q2 10,041 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 8,180 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 10,671 7 0 656.0
2020 Q3 10,473 3 1 286.5
2020 Q2 10,592 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 10,598 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 11,724 6 2 511.8
2019 Q3 9,726 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 12,226 3 1 245.4
2019 Q1 11,295 1 0 88.5
2018 Q4 9,198 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 11,940 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 11,566 4 1 345.8
2018 Q1 10,086 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 13,813 5 2 362.0
2017 Q3 12,804 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 10,310 1 0 97.0
2017 Q1 8,934 2 1 223.9
2016 Q4 9,201 2 0 217.4
2016 Q3 9,980 4 0 400.8
2016 Q2 9,681 6 2 619.8
2016 Q1 9,905 1 0 101.0
2015 Q4 11,390 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 11,112 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 10,800 2 1 185.2
2015 Q1 8,586 2 1 232.9
2014 Q4 10,209 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 10,384 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 9,552 1 0 104.7
2014 Q1 6,868 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 7,913 4 3 505.5
2013 Q3 2,789 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 8,559 4 0 467.3
2013 Q1 8,151 5 2 613.4
2012 Q4 7,970 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 10,045 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 10,273 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 8,053 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 10,316 4 1 387.7
2011 Q3 9,989 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,957 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,207 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 11,110 7 3 630.1
2010 Q3 10,551 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 7,375 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,114 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 10,513 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 8,782 4 2 455.5
2009 Q2 7,355 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 5,685 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 9,100 24 9 2637.4
2008 Q3 12,858 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 10,932 1 0 91.5
2008 Q1 10,126 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 11,755 7 4 595.5
2007 Q3 12,448 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 11,702 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 8,939 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 12,557 9 0 716.7
2006 Q3 12,656 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 14,688 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 13,289 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 15,644 10 1 639.2
2005 Q3 16,881 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 15,261 13 3 851.8
2005 Q1 9,831 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 16,479 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 13,340 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 16,952 13 1 766.9
2004 Q1 12,390 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 16,122 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 15,305 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 14,946 3 0 200.7
2003 Q1 10,162 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 11,957 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 14,070 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 14,886 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 13,366 8 7 598.5
2001 Q4 15,919 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 16,257 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 15,491 3 0 193.7
2001 Q1 13,372 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 15,077 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 13,071 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 13,908 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 12,909 2 0 154.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

43 on file

2026 · 1 incident

January 20, 2026 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clayton Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Transferring from man-boat onto tugboat

2025 · 1 incident

March 10, 2025 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clayton Sand Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Stepping down off bulldozer employee's right knee buckled causing employee to fall to the ground

2024 · 1 incident

July 29, 2024 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clayton Sand Company · Fall onto or against objects

Foot slipped in between hydraulic pipe that runs on the walkway of ladder causing worker to fall twisting right knee

2023 · 1 incident

June 8, 2023 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clayton Sand Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee twisted knee climbing into excavator when foot became entangled in the foot pedals.

2021 · 1 incident

July 15, 2021 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clayton Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Helical anchor wire got caught up in spud wire and became wedged. Worker entered water to free stuck cable. EE struck anchor wire with hammer freeing spud causing EE's leg to become pinned between the cable and the spud.

2020 · 1 incident

February 24, 2020 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand STRIKING OR BUMPING
Clayton Sand Company · Struck against stationary object

Employee took off hard hat to wipe sweat from head and struck head on metal bar

2019 · 2 incidents

March 21, 2019 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clayton Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was removing a hoist cylinder from an articulated haul truck. When re-positioning the sling, the pin was removed too soon causing the cylinder to shift pinning employee's hand between the cylinder and a tire.

2018 · 1 incident

January 11, 2018 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clayton Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped in an ice covered hole.

2017 · 2 incidents

November 29, 2017 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clayton Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was tightening hydraulic line on excavator when the ratchet wrench slipped out of ee's hand and struck ee on the forehead above the eyebrow.

2016 · 1 incident

December 16, 2016 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clayton Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

poor judgement; fractured right index finger

2014 · 2 incidents

January 9, 2014 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clayton Sand Company · Struck against stationary object

Cleaning bathroom bumped finger on counter and tore nail off right ring finger. Needed tetanus shot.

2013 · 1 incident

December 6, 2013 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clayton Sand Company · Struck by falling object

While working on the center pin on the left side "Z" bar of the Caterpillar front end loader the "Z" bar dropped and amputated the employee's left index finger at the first knuckle. Employee failed to properly secure the "Z" bar prior to working on it.

2012 · 2 incidents

December 11, 2012 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clayton Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Shoveling he twisted his back and felt pain.

January 4, 2012 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clayton Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Getting out of the pit truck, he turned and twisted his back.

2011 · 1 incident

January 10, 2011 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clayton Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Pulling on wrench slipped off the bolt and caused hand to get pinched between the frame of the haul truck and wrench.

2010 · 2 incidents

November 12, 2010 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clayton Sand Company · Fall onto or against objects

Getting in truck he slipped and hit the top step injuring the right side of his chest.

2008 · 1 incident

January 24, 2008 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clayton Sand Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Fueling his truck, he was stepping down off of truck, he slipped and fell between truck and wall.

2005 · 2 incidents

November 8, 2005 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clayton Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He and another employee were picking up a large pipe with a hook on it. The hook slipped off the pipe and hit him in the head requiring three (3) staples.

March 14, 2005 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clayton Sand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING HEAVY STEEL PLATE TO LINE THE HOPPER WITH ANOTHER EE, WHEN EE LIFTED PLATE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK

2002 · 4 incidents

December 7, 2002 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clayton Sand Company · Fall from machine

STEPPING OUT OF CAB OF LOADER TURNED TO GO DOWN STEPS, SLIPPED ON ICE ON DECK BANGING RIGHT KNEEAND FELL TO GROUND.

November 21, 2002 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clayton Sand Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER'S HEAD WAS TURNED WHILE HE WAS BACKING UP LOADER, HE HIT A BUMP AND HURT HIS NECK.

August 7, 2002 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clayton Sand Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

PUMPHOUSE ELECTRICITY WAS OUT DUE TO STORM. HE ENTERED PUMPHOUSE AND TRIPPED OVER FLOOR GRATE CAUSING RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN & LEFT RIB CONTUSION.

June 18, 2002 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clayton Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RE-SPLICING A BELT, THE RAZOR KNIFE WENT THROUGH THE BELT INTO HIS RIGHT LEG.

2001 · 5 incidents

October 29, 2001 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clayton Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRED A WATER PIPE AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF CATWALK TO GRAB HYDRAULIC HOSE LINE. HE SLIPPED AND GRABBED THE CATWALK RAIL WITH HIS LEFT ARM, DISLOCATING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

June 13, 2001 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Clayton Sand Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING DOWN ROADWAY, DRIVER'S FRONT PASSENGER TIRE STRUCK THE BERN EDGE OF THE ROAD AND HE WAS JOLTED IN THE CAB.

February 14, 2001 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clayton Sand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPTYING A HEAVY GARBAGE CAN, HE LIFTED THE CAN AND HEARD A POP IN HIS STOMACH. (SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 2-28-01).

February 1, 2001 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clayton Sand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PUMPING OUT WORK BOAT, LIFTING GRATING THAT WAS WEDGED HE PULLED ON THE GRATING AND SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

January 23, 2001 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clayton Sand Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

IN WORKBOAT PICKING UP BILGE PUMP TO PUT ON DREDGE, HE TURNED AND SLIPPED ON ICY DECK, FALLING TO THE FLOOR.

2000 · 1 incident

July 24, 2000 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clayton Sand Company · Struck by falling object

UNHOOKING BLOCK FROM CHAIN THERE WAS SLACK IN THE CABLE AND BLOCK FELL AND SMASHED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER.

1999 · 4 incidents

November 12, 1999 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clayton Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS FUELING UP THE D6 DOZER. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ON THE DOZER TRACK HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

September 8, 1999 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Clayton Sand Company · Struck against stationary object

EE CUT HIS RIGHT SHIN AGAINST THE END OF A STEELPIPE

March 29, 1999 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clayton Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPENING AND CLOSING SLIDING WINDOW NUMEROUS TIMES CAUSED LEFT TRAPEZIUS STRAIN.

March 16, 1999 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clayton Sand Company · Fall from piled material

EMPLOYEE RIGGING SLINGS TO REMOVE A TRUCK LOAD OF PIPE, STANDING ON TOP OF PIPES THAT WERE COVERED IN SNOW AND ICE, SLIPPED AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

1998 · 3 incidents

December 12, 1998 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clayton Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE EXITING WEIGH TRAILER, PLACED RIGHT FOOT ON STEP AND TWISTED KNEE AS LEFT FOOT WAS PLACED ON NEXT STEP.

April 18, 1998 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clayton Sand Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF FRONT GATEHE STARTED TO SLIDE GATE OPEN AND HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER GOT TRAPPED BETWEEN TOP OF GATE AND GUIDE RAIL.

April 8, 1998 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clayton Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ASSEMBLING AN ENGINE & CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN A HEAVY PART & ENGINE.

1996 · 1 incident

February 12, 1996 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clayton Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE LACERATED MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE PIN OFF OF FRAME FROM LOADER DURING REPAIRS.

1990 · 1 incident

July 24, 1990 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Clayton Sand Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE MISJUDGED DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLE HE WAS DRIVING AND A PARKED 988 FRONT END LOADER.UPON REALIZING HIS ERROR HIS ATTEMPTS TO COUNTER STEER HIS VEHICLE-A 1954 ARMY TYPE TRUCK-FAILED.HE

1987 · 1 incident

June 27, 1987 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clayton Sand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING W3NCH ON DREDGE EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

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