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Norman Sand Mine: 124 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jeffrey Goodman
Candor, Montgomery County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3102121

Norman Sand Mine has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2016–2023
Latest incident
Mar 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
124
citations
42
significant & substantial
$29,425
proposed penalties
$29,149
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $276 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Cumberland Gravel and Sand's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
99
inspections on record
1,192
inspection hours
10.4
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.
124 citations across 1,192 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Norman Sand Mine has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$29K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
121 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $4K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-09-04.
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.
34.7%
significant & substantial
7.4%
high negligence or reckless
34.7%
reasonably likely or greater
50.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 4.1% low, 88.4% moderate, 7.4% 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.
17 citations taken to the federal commission · 14% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 12%
  • Stood as issued 15 · 88%
100%
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 9 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
8%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$4K proposed, $3K 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 2015-06-02.
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 2006-304M Dismissal Lesnick 2007 $2K → $2K
SE 2015-0309 Settlement Feldman 2015 $1K → $850
SE 2007-29M Dismissal Lesnick 2007 $875 → $875
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: 2026-06-02
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
33
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg25
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
  • Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz3
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (33)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-06-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2026-06-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2026-06-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-06-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2024-03-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2024-03-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2024-03-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 0.78 0.22 Utility Man
2024-03-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2024-03-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2023-09-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 0.72 0.28 Washer Operator
2023-09-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2023-09-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2023-09-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.36 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-09-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 1.02 0.24 Bulldozer Operator
2020-08-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2020-08-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2020-08-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2020-08-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2015-06-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2015-06-23 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.19 Truck Driver
2015-06-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-07-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2011-07-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2011-07-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-03-06 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-03-06 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0.18 Backhoe Operator
2006-03-06 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-01-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-01-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-01-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2002-08-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2002-08-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2002-08-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 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.

Norman Sand Mine 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 North Carolina, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.14 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 * 9.69 4.85 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
* 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. D & J Materials Inc 1997 to 2004
  2. RMC Mid-Atlantic, LLC 2004 to 2005
  3. Cemex Construction Materials LP 2006 to 2010
  4. Cemex Construction Materials Florida LLC 2010 to 2010
  5. Cumberland Gravel and Sand 2010 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 17
2025 17
2024 16
2023 18
2022 15
2021 17
2020 13
2019 12
2018 11
2017 12
2016 12
2015 11
2014 9
2013 8
2012 8
2011 8
2010 7
2009 7
2008 9
2007 9
2006 8
2005 8
2004 8
2003 8
2002 7
2001 7
2000 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Norman Sand Mine sits in Montgomery County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Montgomery County, North Carolina · Population 25,874
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$55,849
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 10,583 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 11,083 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 9,859 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 10,867 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 11,578 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 10,583 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 9,843 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 9,755 1 0 102.5
Show 97 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 10,891 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 10,006 2 2 199.9
2023 Q4 10,664 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 9,815 1 0 101.9
2023 Q2 10,865 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 9,916 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 8,991 1 0 111.2
2022 Q3 8,787 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 9,511 1 1 105.1
2022 Q1 9,038 1 0 110.6
2021 Q4 8,070 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 8,833 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 13,111 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 12,338 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 10,683 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 8,608 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 8,609 1 0 116.2
2020 Q1 8,488 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 7,879 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 8,345 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 7,213 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 7,080 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 7,085 3 1 423.4
2018 Q3 7,394 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 7,089 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 6,943 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 6,641 3 1 451.7
2017 Q3 7,119 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 7,119 1 0 140.5
2017 Q1 7,801 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 8,854 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 7,114 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 7,457 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,861 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 6,494 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 6,078 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,873 1 0 145.5
2015 Q1 5,368 2 1 372.6
2014 Q4 5,991 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,544 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,758 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 3,445 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,073 1 0 245.5
2013 Q3 4,464 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,312 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,749 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,689 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,135 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,708 2 0 539.4
2012 Q1 3,906 1 0 256.0
2011 Q4 4,609 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,497 1 0 286.0
2011 Q2 3,236 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,442 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,792 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,681 4 1 1086.7
2010 Q2 3,757 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,603 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,809 1 1 262.5
2009 Q3 3,612 2 1 553.7
2009 Q2 3,086 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,355 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,015 11 3 2739.7
2008 Q3 4,546 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,052 2 0 395.9
2008 Q1 4,765 2 0 419.7
2007 Q4 4,388 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,325 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,795 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,514 9 1 1993.8
2006 Q4 4,409 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,200 5 3 1190.5
2006 Q2 5,225 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,370 17 9 3165.7
2005 Q4 5,471 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,900 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,440 5 2 919.1
2005 Q1 4,650 3 1 645.2
2004 Q4 3,960 1 0 252.5
2004 Q3 5,174 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,980 6 4 1204.8
2004 Q1 3,840 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,160 3 0 581.4
2003 Q3 4,280 3 1 700.9
2003 Q2 4,200 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,320 4 1 925.9
2002 Q4 4,190 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,010 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,010 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,360 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,220 4 1 947.9
2001 Q2 3,500 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,504 3 2 856.2
2000 Q4 3,360 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,360 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,360 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,360 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2023 · 2 incidents

March 14, 2023 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland Gravel and Sand · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was prying with a crowbar when the crowbar slipped causing the EE to smash their right middle and ring finger between the crowbar and an I beam. Employee was written out of work until they could follow up with an ortho specialist making this accident reportable.

March 3, 2023 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Gravel and Sand · Struck by falling object

EE was trying to diagnose an issue with the detach pins on a skid steer bucket. EE had the bucket raised 24" and when the pins released the bucket fell on EE's left foot fracturing the 3rd foot bone, making this accident reportable.

2016 · 2 incidents

November 30, 2016 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Gravel and Sand · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The EE was picking up a water hose at the plant to use to wash down. When ee picked it up, the hose clamp on the hose had a sharp edge. EE pulled the hose clamp across right palm, and the clamp lacerated palm. EE went to the doctor and received two stitches.

September 30, 2016 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland Gravel and Sand · Struck by flying object

The EE was helping the mechanic put a pin in the track of a track hoe. EE swung the sledge hammer and did not hit the pin flush, so a piece of the pin chipped off and hit the EE in the left leg. The EE was taken to the doctor and the piece of metal was removed. No stitches were required, but the doctor put the EE on prescription Medication.