Mining Incidents

Lightle Sand Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David L Dollar
Hennessey, Kingfisher County, OK  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3400527

Lightle Sand Pit has $33K 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
2
Years on record
2016–2019
Latest incident
Dec 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
127
citations
36
significant & substantial
$32,587
proposed penalties
$32,587
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
78
inspections on record
742
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: 742 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Lightle Sand Pit has $33K 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.
$33K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
125 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-16.
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 12,918 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 15,486 1 0 64.6
2025 Q2 15,128 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 13,839 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 15,349 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 15,922 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 14,502 1 1 69.0
2024 Q1 12,254 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 12,174 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 11,896 1 0 84.1
2023 Q2 11,215 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 11,947 4 1 334.8
2022 Q4 11,278 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 10,891 1 0 91.8
2022 Q2 12,071 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 10,847 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 11,251 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 11,130 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 7,917 1 0 126.3
2021 Q1 7,552 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 6,741 2 0 296.7
2020 Q3 7,199 7 1 972.4
2020 Q2 7,710 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 6,929 2 0 288.6
2019 Q4 8,042 7 3 870.4
2019 Q3 7,342 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 10,200 1 0 98.0
2019 Q1 10,103 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 9,695 2 2 206.3
2018 Q3 8,097 3 1 370.5
2018 Q2 8,837 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 8,969 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 8,058 2 0 248.2
2017 Q3 8,346 1 1 119.8
2017 Q2 6,539 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 5,661 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 6,199 2 0 322.6
2016 Q3 6,720 3 0 446.4
2016 Q2 5,912 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 5,484 4 1 729.4
2015 Q4 5,121 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,614 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,237 3 1 572.8
2015 Q1 5,744 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,505 5 2 908.3
2014 Q3 4,728 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,931 4 1 811.2
2014 Q1 3,739 1 0 267.5
2013 Q4 3,794 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,093 1 0 323.3
2013 Q2 2,767 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,548 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,287 4 1 1749.0
2012 Q3 2,505 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,468 1 0 405.2
2012 Q1 2,050 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,400 2 2 833.3
2011 Q3 1,524 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,200 1 1 312.5
2011 Q1 3,000 1 0 333.3
2010 Q4 2,500 2 0 800.0
2010 Q3 2,700 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,800 4 0 1428.6
2010 Q1 2,600 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,880 5 1 2659.6
2009 Q3 2,800 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,840 4 1 1408.5
2009 Q1 2,640 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,200 2 0 909.1
2008 Q3 2,265 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,475 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,450 17 8 6938.8
2007 Q4 2,350 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,120 3 1 961.5
2007 Q2 3,100 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,000 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,300 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,480 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,080 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,104 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,014 1 0 249.1
2005 Q3 4,114 3 0 729.2
2005 Q2 4,017 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,917 4 1 1021.2
2004 Q4 3,555 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,955 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,945 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,417 2 0 585.3
2003 Q4 4,045 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,400 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,460 7 4 1569.5
2003 Q1 2,442 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,310 1 0 432.9
2002 Q3 2,380 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,340 1 1 427.4
2002 Q1 2,510 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,330 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,960 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,760 1 0 362.3
2001 Q1 4,160 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,390 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,716 1 0 269.1
2000 Q2 2,960 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,160 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2019 · 1 incident

December 26, 2019 OK · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator OTHER
Lightle Sand & Construction LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I received a call from an EE telling me to call for an ambulance for IE. IE had been digging with an EC480 EL excavator. An EE told me that IE's excavator had stop moving, so the EE's went to check on IE. Two other EE's found IE unresponsive. The ambulance came and pronounced IE expired.

2016 · 1 incident

January 14, 2016 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Lightle Sand Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Customer's driver died of natural causes sitting in the parked truck.

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