Kinder Sand Company LLC · Contact with electrical current
A master electrician was fatally injured while trouble-shooting 460 volt electric motor. (question #26: experience at this mine TWO hours.)
Kinder Plant: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal
Arena Industrial Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
CrowdOut Capital LLC
Alexandria,
Allen County,
LA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1600555
Kinder Plant has $76K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1986–2006
- Latest incident
- Jun 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
162
citations
56
significant & substantial
$76,278
proposed penalties
$76,278
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
71
inspections on record
1,146
inspection hours
14.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.162 citations across 1,146 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Kinder Plant has $76K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$76K
proposed penalties
$76K
current assessed
$76K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
161 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.34.8%
significant & substantial
6.8%
high negligence or reckless
34.8%
reasonably likely or greater
39.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.6% low, 82.6% moderate, 6.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2025-05-29
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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.42%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
42
samples
12
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz125 over
- Respirable dust, <.1mg29
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (42)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-21 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.33 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2022-04-21 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.25 | 0.24 | 1.04 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2014-02-04 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.63 | 0.25 | 2.52 | Kiln/Dryer Operator |
| 2012-05-22 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.41 | 0.31 | 1.32 | Kiln/Dryer Operator |
| 2012-05-22 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.53 | 0.22 | 2.41 | Utility Man |
| 2025-05-29 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2025-05-29 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Kiln/Dryer Operator | ||
| 2021-03-31 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2021-03-31 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.15 | 0.31 | 0.48 | Kiln/Dryer Operator |
| 2019-10-23 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Washer Operator | ||
| 2019-10-23 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.15 | 0.2 | 0.75 | Utility Man |
| 2019-10-23 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2016-11-02 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Kiln/Dryer Operator | ||
| 2016-11-02 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Kiln/Dryer Operator | ||
| 2014-04-30 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dry Screen Plant Operator | ||
| 2014-02-04 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2012-09-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dry Screen Plant Operator | ||
| 2012-09-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2012-09-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Loader | ||
| 2012-07-11 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2012-07-11 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Kiln/Dryer Operator | ||
| 2012-05-22 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.13 | 0.9 | 0.14 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2012-05-22 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Mechanic | ||
| 2012-05-22 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.2 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2008-06-17 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2008-06-17 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2006-05-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2006-05-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.61 | Sand Filler (Dry) |
| 2005-01-26 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.16 | 0.89 | 0.18 | Ball Mill Operator |
| 2005-01-26 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2005-01-26 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2005-01-26 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.26 | 1.5 | 0.17 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2004-01-15 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Kiln/Dryer Operator | ||
| 2004-01-15 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2004-01-15 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.32 | 0.81 | 0.40 | Utility Man |
| 2004-01-15 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2003-03-12 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2003-03-12 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dry Screen Plant Operator | ||
| 2003-03-12 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Kiln/Dryer Operator | ||
| 2003-03-12 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2002-02-05 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump | ||
| 2002-02-05 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Kiln/Dryer 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.
Kinder Plant recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2024.
Injury rate, 2024
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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 1.77 and the all-US-mining average was 2.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Louisiana, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2023 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2022 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2021 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2020 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2019 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2018 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2017 * | 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.
Ownership history
- Kinder Sand Company LLC 1950 to 2018
- Shale Support Louisiana Holdings, LLC 2018 to 2020
- Arena Industrial Inc. 2020 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 |
| 2024 | 39 |
| 2023 | 48 |
| 2022 | 32 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2019 | 41 |
| 2018 | 40 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2012 | 17 |
| 2011 | 19 |
| 2010 | 16 |
| 2009 | 21 |
| 2008 | 20 |
| 2007 | 15 |
| 2006 | 15 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2003 | 12 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2000 | 8 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Kinder Plant sits in Allen Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 3.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Allen Parish, Louisiana · Population 22,552
3.2%
Mining share of county employment
$51,138
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 Q3 | 17,986 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 21,266 | 4 | 2 | 188.1 |
| 2025 Q1 | 16,307 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 16,126 | 3 | 1 | 186.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 20,027 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 20,920 | 3 | 0 | 143.4 |
| 2024 Q1 | 28,399 | 3 | 0 | 105.6 |
| 2023 Q4 | 26,287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q3 | 18,753 | 11 | 4 | 586.6 |
| 2023 Q2 | 21,234 | 8 | 1 | 376.8 |
| 2023 Q1 | 30,883 | 3 | 2 | 97.1 |
| 2022 Q4 | 23,710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 20,279 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 15,253 | 6 | 2 | 393.4 |
| 2022 Q1 | 8,881 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 10,491 | 7 | 1 | 667.2 |
| 2021 Q3 | 11,245 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 11,291 | 1 | 0 | 88.6 |
| 2021 Q1 | 11,113 | 4 | 3 | 359.9 |
| 2020 Q4 | 10,119 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 9,283 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 8,102 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 10,949 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 13,673 | 3 | 2 | 219.4 |
| 2019 Q3 | 18,024 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 32,287 | 6 | 3 | 185.8 |
| 2019 Q1 | 31,538 | 3 | 2 | 95.1 |
| 2018 Q4 | 30,634 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 31,405 | 3 | 1 | 95.5 |
| 2018 Q2 | 20,541 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 17,079 | 5 | 0 | 292.8 |
| 2017 Q4 | 18,703 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 19,456 | 1 | 0 | 51.4 |
| 2017 Q2 | 15,306 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 14,905 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 8,617 | 2 | 0 | 232.1 |
| 2016 Q3 | 7,721 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 7,809 | 1 | 1 | 128.1 |
| 2016 Q1 | 7,476 | 3 | 0 | 401.3 |
| 2015 Q4 | 9,024 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 7,999 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 8,802 | 2 | 0 | 227.2 |
| 2015 Q1 | 8,978 | 2 | 0 | 222.8 |
| 2014 Q4 | 9,172 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 10,427 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 9,304 | 1 | 0 | 107.5 |
| 2014 Q1 | 8,475 | 5 | 3 | 590.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 7,612 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 7,195 | 2 | 1 | 278.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 5,174 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 5,875 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 7,954 | 1 | 0 | 125.7 |
| 2012 Q3 | 10,830 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 12,756 | 3 | 3 | 235.2 |
| 2012 Q1 | 11,961 | 5 | 1 | 418.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 13,652 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 15,353 | 5 | 1 | 325.7 |
| 2011 Q2 | 14,076 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 11,946 | 4 | 2 | 334.8 |
| 2010 Q4 | 11,210 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 9,439 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 9,397 | 6 | 3 | 638.5 |
| 2010 Q1 | 5,862 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 6,608 | 4 | 1 | 605.3 |
| 2009 Q3 | 11,968 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 12,050 | 2 | 0 | 166.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 12,889 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 12,901 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 13,206 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 11,164 | 1 | 0 | 89.6 |
| 2008 Q1 | 10,766 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 10,346 | 4 | 2 | 386.6 |
| 2007 Q3 | 9,563 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 9,218 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 7,939 | 10 | 5 | 1259.6 |
| 2006 Q4 | 7,905 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 9,034 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 8,582 | 10 | 3 | 1165.2 |
| 2006 Q1 | 9,740 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 7,581 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 9,231 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 7,559 | 1 | 1 | 132.3 |
| 2005 Q1 | 6,310 | 2 | 2 | 317.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 6,628 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 5,694 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 4,629 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 7,102 | 1 | 0 | 140.8 |
| 2003 Q4 | 7,287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 7,233 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 7,168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 6,734 | 1 | 0 | 148.5 |
| 2002 Q4 | 6,936 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 6,939 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 4,671 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 3,213 | 4 | 0 | 1244.9 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,785 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,015 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 3,037 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,896 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 3,661 | 6 | 3 | 1638.9 |
| 2000 Q3 | 3,202 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,380 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,583 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
9 on file (excluding fatalities above)2006 · 1 incident
June 27, 2006
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kinder Sand Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee shut down Megatex then using a pry bar, pushed Megatex over and reached into pipe with right hand to remove obstruction. Pry bar slipped causing Megatex to slide back over employee's right hand. Right wrist and hand were lacerated and smashed.
2002 · 1 incident
December 16, 2002
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Kinder Sand Company LLC · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDER A PART OF THE PLANT TO GO TURN OFF A VALVE. HE DUCKED UNDER A PIPE. HE DID NOT DUCK DOWN FAR ENOUGH AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE HANDLE OF A VALVE. THE HANDLE WENT UND ER THE BRIM OF HIS HARD HAT AND STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD. HE RECEIVED A 2" LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
1995 · 1 incident
December 21, 1995
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kinder Sand Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PREPARING TO CHARGE A BATTER FOR THE DREDGE, WHEN EE SLIPPED ON OIL. TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
1991 · 1 incident
July 19, 1991
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
FIRE
Kinder Sand Company LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances
BURNING TRASH AND HAD STARTER FLUID CAN IN TRASH AND CAN BLEW UP BURNING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ARM.
1990 · 2 incidents
Kinder Sand Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE CHANGING CHAIN ON SCRAPER TWO IRON SHAVINGS WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.
April 16, 1990
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kinder Sand Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CLEANING WASTE SAND WITH SHOVCEL ON SLAB HE SAIDHIS BACK SNAPPED WHEN HE WAS CLEANING CONCRETE SLAG WITH SHOVEL
1989 · 2 incidents
September 27, 1989
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kinder Sand Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS HANDLING 100 LBS OF SAND BAGS STACKING ON PALLETS. TWO MEN HANDLING BAGS MAN #1 BAG SLIPPED OUT OF HAND & MAN #2 TRIED TO SUPPORT BAGS & PULLED ARM OUT OF SOCKET.
March 31, 1989
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kinder Sand Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPL WAS CLEANING SCREEN ON HAMMER SHAKER
1986 · 1 incident
November 1, 1986
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kinder Sand Company LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING CROSS T3ES FROM FRONT END LOADER BUCKET, AND APPROX. 10 MIN LATER HELPING TO STAB A DISCHARGE PUMP PULLED BACK MUSCLES.