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Monterey Sand: 128 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Monterey, Putnam County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000798

Monterey Sand has $42K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2004–2023
Latest incident
Feb 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
128
citations
51
significant & substantial
$42,343
proposed penalties
$39,531
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,812 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Martin Marietta Southeast Agg Operations, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
85
inspections on record
1,244
inspection hours
10.3
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.
128 citations across 1,244 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Monterey Sand has $42K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 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.
$42K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$40K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
126 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
Of $14K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-26.
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.
40.2%
significant & substantial
8.7%
high negligence or reckless
40.2%
reasonably likely or greater
58.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 9.4% low, 81.9% moderate, 8.7% 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.
15 citations taken to the federal commission · 12% of citations on record
  • Settled 11 · 73%
  • Stood as issued 2 · 13%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 2 · 13%
73%
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 11 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
43%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$14K proposed, $8K 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 2021-05-19.
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
SE 2018-0049 Settlement Miller 2018 $6K → $3K
SE 2018-0019 Settlement Miller 2018 $4K → $2K
SE 2014-130M Settlement Lesnick 2014 $2K → $2K
SE 2013-575M Settlement Bulluck 2013 $924 → $508
SE 2019-0178 Settlement McCarthy 2019 $363 → $363
SE 2014-84M Settlement Lesnick 2014 $308 → $308
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: 2025-09-25
15%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
55
samples
13
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz112 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg38
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz3
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (55)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2019-04-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.64 0.15 4.27 Bulldozer Operator
2011-09-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.05 0.3 3.50 Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-09-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-09-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2025-09-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2023-10-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2023-10-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-10-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2022-10-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-10-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2022-10-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dump Operator
2021-12-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-12-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-12-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2021-09-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2021-09-21 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 10 0.02 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-09-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 Backhoe Operator
2021-09-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2020-06-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2019-06-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.22 0.73 Bulldozer Operator
2019-04-30 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.19 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-04-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2019-04-30 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-03-20 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Washer Operator
2018-03-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2018-03-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-03-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 0.34 0.68 Bulldozer Operator
2017-05-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.46 2.27 0.20 Truck Driver
2017-05-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2017-05-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2017-05-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 1.27 0.09 Backhoe Operator
2016-05-11 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 10 0.02 Mechanic
2016-05-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-05-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2016-05-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2016-05-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-04-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 1.01 0.17 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2015-04-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2015-04-14 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.34 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-07-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Shovel Operator
2013-07-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-07-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.85 0.14 Truck Driver
2011-12-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-09-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-04-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-04-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2009-04-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2009-04-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2009-04-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2005-10-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2005-10-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-01-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.6 2.75 0.22 Cleanup Man
2003-01-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 0.56 0.48 Front-end Loader 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.

Monterey Sand recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ 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
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Tennessee, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.25 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
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 6.05 0.00 0.000
2022 * 6.11 6.11 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
* 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
  1. Hoyt'S Sand Company 1950 to 1984
  2. American Sand Supply 1984 to 1994
  3. American Sand Supply 1994 to 2008
  4. American Sand Company LLC 2008 to 2020
  5. Blue Water Industries 2020 to 2024
  6. Martin Marietta Southeast Agg Operations, LLC 2024 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 14
2025 16
2024 16
2023 17
2022 16
2021 13
2020 13
2019 12
2018 13
2017 11
2016 11
2015 12
2014 12
2013 11
2012 12
2011 9
2010 7
2009 7
2008 8
2007 8
2006 8
2005 8
2004 7
2003 6
2002 7
2001 5
2000 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Monterey Sand sits in Putnam County, Tennessee, 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.
Putnam County, Tennessee · Population 81,366
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$56,537
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 6,750 1 0 148.1
2026 Q1 5,958 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 6,321 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,254 1 0 137.9
2025 Q2 8,172 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,799 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,627 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 8,569 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 7,388 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 8,496 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 7,795 1 0 128.3
2023 Q3 8,537 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 8,596 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 8,141 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 7,733 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 8,524 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 8,933 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 7,559 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 6,357 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 6,684 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 6,326 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 6,020 1 0 166.1
2020 Q4 6,296 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,869 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 6,773 4 1 590.6
2020 Q1 6,149 1 0 162.6
2019 Q4 6,058 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 7,127 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,301 4 2 634.8
2019 Q1 6,080 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 6,155 3 1 487.4
2018 Q3 6,964 1 0 143.6
2018 Q2 7,434 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 6,462 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,907 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,189 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,930 2 2 337.3
2017 Q1 5,184 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 5,730 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,501 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 6,126 1 0 163.2
2016 Q1 5,949 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 5,611 2 0 356.4
2015 Q3 7,413 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,020 1 0 166.1
2015 Q1 6,426 1 0 155.6
2014 Q4 6,147 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,425 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,524 3 1 543.1
2014 Q1 4,985 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,729 1 1 174.6
2013 Q3 6,664 14 5 2100.8
2013 Q2 7,517 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,844 3 1 619.3
2012 Q4 6,919 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 6,957 2 0 287.5
2012 Q2 6,348 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,697 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 6,374 5 3 784.4
2011 Q3 5,485 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,846 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,056 2 2 493.1
2010 Q4 4,627 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,187 3 2 716.5
2010 Q2 4,624 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,854 8 4 2803.1
2009 Q4 4,264 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,756 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,205 1 0 192.1
2009 Q1 851 1 1 1175.1
2008 Q4 4,725 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,818 2 0 523.8
2008 Q2 4,048 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,785 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,729 5 1 1340.8
2007 Q3 4,098 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,346 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,790 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,247 10 6 2354.6
2006 Q3 4,872 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,877 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,148 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,623 8 3 2208.1
2005 Q3 5,139 2 0 389.2
2005 Q2 5,004 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,934 7 3 2385.8
2004 Q4 4,033 1 0 248.0
2004 Q3 4,268 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,943 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,644 5 3 1891.1
2003 Q4 2,984 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,475 1 0 287.8
2003 Q2 2,861 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,092 5 2 2390.1
2002 Q4 2,958 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,259 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,374 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,250 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,188 2 1 627.4
2001 Q3 3,221 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,850 3 0 779.2
2001 Q1 484 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,858 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,643 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,104 2 0 487.3
2000 Q1 1,251 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2023 · 1 incident

February 22, 2023 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Blue Water Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While holding box-end wrench to help loosen bolt and nut, the impact gun being used by coworker on the bolt spun the wrench out of hand of the victim striking EE's middle finger.

2022 · 2 incidents

October 14, 2022 TN · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blue Water Industries · Struck against stationary object

Employee's foot slipped off of ladder, in grabbing to stabilize self, EE cut EE's middle finger and palm on the metal guard. EE is at work, did not miss any days but is on restricted duty.

July 28, 2022 TN · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Water Industries · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was using channel locks to attempt to pull a bad lace from the conveyor. As the lace broke free, the momentum caused the employee to fall forward and employee struck mouth on the conveyor frame damaging six teeth. Dental work required to repair the teeth.

2017 · 1 incident

April 19, 2017 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver ELECTRICAL
American Sand Company LLC · Contact with electrical current

Claiborne hauling Co. truck driver, operating truck # C-212, came onto site at 10:30 am needing to wash bed out. Preceded to wash station entered into an adjacent area and proceeded to raise bed into high voltage line.

2012 · 1 incident

March 22, 2012 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Sand Company LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Negligence to turn loader off to work on the air vent. EE dislodged the fan in the unit and it came on and he didnt have enough time to get hand out of way.

2010 · 1 incident

May 6, 2010 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Sand Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Door slamed shut when backing up, ground gave away.

2005 · 1 incident

June 9, 2005 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Sand Supply · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRY BAR SLIPPED WHEN PRYING SAND ROCK OUT OF HOPPER (LACERATION AT TOP OF FOREHEAD).

2004 · 1 incident

November 9, 2004 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
American Sand Supply · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE SCREW FROM CONVEYOR BELT. SCREW LEG GAVE WAS AND EMPLOYEE WENT TO GET OUT OF WAY AND ENDED UP GOING THE WRONG DIRECTION TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE SCREW. SCREW BROKE LEG.