Northern White Sand has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $755 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2018–2021
Latest incident
Sep 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
74
citations
16
significant & substantial
$14,643
proposed penalties
$13,888
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $755 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
39
inspections on record
682
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: 682 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Northern White Sand has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $755 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$755
outstanding
73 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-24.
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
20,322
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
19,346
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
19,039
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
19,128
5
0
261.4
2024 Q4
17,280
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
16,896
3
0
177.6
2024 Q2
16,151
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
22,777
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
24,324
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
23,324
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
38,180
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
31,455
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
30,788
1
0
32.5
2022 Q3
32,221
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
33,134
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
32,476
1
0
30.8
2021 Q4
26,985
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
25,204
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
21,821
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
23,375
1
0
42.8
2020 Q4
11,033
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
1,440
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
7,120
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
31,197
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
30,811
4
0
129.8
2019 Q3
38,078
2
0
52.5
2019 Q2
37,834
1
0
26.4
2019 Q1
39,343
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
37,563
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
30,628
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
12,099
24
8
1983.6
2018 Q1
2,471
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
1,477
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
1,017
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
418
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
551
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
534
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
580
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
494
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
1,099
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
4,665
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
8,999
9
3
1000.1
2015 Q2
11,949
10
0
836.9
2015 Q1
9,005
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
13,393
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
3,988
8
2
2006.0
2014 Q2
650
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
790
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
610
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
650
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
0
2
2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2021 · 1 incident
September 14, 2021IL · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was dismounting haul truck to use the restroom and felt a pain in back on the final step. Employee visited doctor and was given restrictions from driving a haul truck. Employee worked restricted duty during this time until employee was cleared to return driving the haul truck.
2020 · 1 incident
February 14, 2020IL · Metal/Non-Metalutility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was trying to remove a rock that was wedged in a transfer point when the rock dislodged it fell striking the employees left index finger.
2019 · 3 incidents
September 17, 2019IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tech was changing an Eng. temp sensor that had fail on Crawler. EE remove the presser from cooling system and then removed the bad sensor, hot coolant splashed on to the back (Top) of left hand. Employee had on rubber palmed gloves with a cloth backing. Employee received second degree burns to back of hand and fingers.
The connector was tying a horizontal steel member (girt) into a vertical steel column in an aerial lift with the crane when the girt spun out of EE's hand, cutting EE on the left finger.
Employee picked up 2 cinderblocks simultaneously and strained lower back.
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