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Newtown-VA Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Chaney Enterprises LP
Newton, King And Queen County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4406552

Newtown-VA Sand & Gravel has $12K 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
3
Years on record
1995–2023
Latest incident
Aug 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
56
citations
16
significant & substantial
$11,854
proposed penalties
$11,854
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
49
inspections on record
750
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: 750 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Newtown-VA Sand & Gravel has $12K 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
54 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 3,638 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,758 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,966 1 0 252.1
2025 Q1 4,004 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,028 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 6,844 1 0 146.1
2024 Q2 7,386 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,369 0 0 0.0
Show 69 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 6,754 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,731 1 0 174.5
2023 Q2 6,033 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 5,236 6 2 1145.9
2022 Q4 5,426 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 6,768 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,103 4 0 783.9
2022 Q1 4,371 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,774 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 6,223 2 0 321.4
2021 Q2 5,784 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,922 1 1 255.0
2020 Q4 3,757 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,389 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,531 3 2 849.6
2020 Q1 3,347 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,292 2 1 466.0
2019 Q3 4,494 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,469 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,247 1 0 235.5
2018 Q4 4,137 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,607 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,549 1 0 281.8
2018 Q1 3,236 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4,850 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,703 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,686 1 1 271.3
2017 Q1 3,534 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,007 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,665 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,956 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,872 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,907 3 2 1032.0
2015 Q3 3,228 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,396 7 3 2061.2
2015 Q1 2,608 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,482 1 0 402.9
2014 Q3 3,339 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,432 1 0 291.4
2014 Q1 2,952 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,950 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,760 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,838 3 0 1057.1
2013 Q1 3,436 1 1 291.0
2012 Q4 2,570 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,354 1 1 424.8
2012 Q2 2,853 1 0 350.5
2012 Q1 2,436 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,372 1 0 296.6
2011 Q3 3,485 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,429 1 0 291.6
2011 Q1 2,925 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,171 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,548 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,660 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,398 1 0 715.3
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 1,357 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 892 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 545 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 614 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 610 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,656 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,801 8 2 4442.0
2007 Q4 1,723 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,728 3 0 1736.1
2007 Q2 1,120 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,267 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,797 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2023 · 1 incident

August 25, 2023 VA · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Chaney Enterprises LTD Partnership · Accident type, without injuries

On the morning of 8/26/2023, employees arrived on site to run the plant. A small fire was discovered under the main feed hopper. Further investigation determined a larger fire had engulfed the entire plant overnight. Site security camera footage noted the fire broke out on the wet plant on 8/25/2023 at approximately 9:00 pm.

2011 · 1 incident

February 16, 2011 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Virginia Sand & Stone, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Miner was changing valve on silt pump with pipe wrench and strained muscle in lower back.

1995 · 1 incident

July 27, 1995 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Atlantic States Materials Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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