Mining Incidents

Northridge Sand LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Northridge Sand LLC · Surface
Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401499

Northridge Sand LLC has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1986–2009
Latest incident
Jun 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
117
citations
21
significant & substantial
$28,546
proposed penalties
$28,043
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $503 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
64
inspections on record
692
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: 692 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Northridge Sand LLC has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 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.
$29K
proposed penalties
$28K
current assessed
$28K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
115 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-03.
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 3,992 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,123 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,939 1 0 253.9
2025 Q1 3,437 1 0 291.0
2024 Q4 3,464 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,583 6 2 1674.6
2024 Q2 4,226 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,020 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,243 3 0 925.1
2023 Q3 3,641 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,872 2 1 516.5
2023 Q1 3,736 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,596 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,862 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,791 1 0 358.3
2022 Q1 3,156 1 1 316.9
2021 Q4 3,054 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,827 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,634 2 0 431.6
2021 Q1 4,007 3 1 748.7
2020 Q4 2,656 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,966 4 0 1008.6
2020 Q2 4,433 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4,118 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,129 5 0 1210.9
2019 Q3 4,319 4 1 926.1
2019 Q2 3,762 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,838 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,974 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,955 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 4,619 6 4 1299.0
2018 Q1 4,839 2 0 413.3
2017 Q4 4,491 3 0 668.0
2017 Q3 4,804 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,789 2 0 417.6
2017 Q1 2,781 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,146 2 0 482.4
2016 Q3 4,026 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,137 3 1 725.2
2016 Q1 3,595 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,857 8 3 2074.2
2015 Q3 3,623 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,559 4 0 1123.9
2015 Q1 3,235 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,864 2 0 1073.0
2014 Q3 1,657 2 0 1207.0
2014 Q2 3,468 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,953 2 0 677.3
2013 Q4 3,219 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,423 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,068 2 0 651.9
2013 Q1 2,803 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,529 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,495 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,907 1 0 344.0
2012 Q1 2,748 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,396 1 0 417.4
2011 Q3 2,994 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,045 1 0 328.4
2011 Q1 3,127 6 1 1918.8
2010 Q4 3,099 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,870 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,231 1 0 309.5
2010 Q1 2,637 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,571 1 0 389.0
2009 Q3 3,491 1 1 286.5
2009 Q2 3,038 4 0 1316.7
2009 Q1 2,622 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,679 2 0 746.5
2008 Q3 2,858 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,310 1 0 302.1
2008 Q1 2,875 2 0 695.7
2007 Q4 2,523 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,127 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,025 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,890 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,220 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,695 3 1 1113.2
2006 Q2 3,260 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,474 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,042 3 2 986.2
2005 Q3 3,455 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,971 7 1 2356.1
2005 Q1 2,745 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,398 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,059 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,805 2 1 525.6
2004 Q1 2,773 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,150 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,280 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,109 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,718 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,770 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,140 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,014 1 0 331.8
2002 Q1 3,647 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,451 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,644 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,635 1 0 275.1
2001 Q1 2,425 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,075 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,674 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,157 1 0 316.8
2000 Q1 2,627 6 0 2284.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 23, 1987 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · MACHINERY
L A Knebler Construction Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

WE WERE SETTING3SAND PUMP ON BARGE. BARGE WAS FACING WEST WITH 3 MEN ON WEST SIDE, TWO MEN ON EAST AND ONE MAN ON NORTH SIDE OF SAND PUMP. THEN INDEPENDENT LINE BROKE DROPPING THE HEADACHE BAL ABOUT 25 -30 FE9T STRIKING THE NORTH MAN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND FACE

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2009 · 1 incident

June 19, 2009 KS · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northridge Sand LLC · Fall onto or against objects

No one was here at the time of the accident. No witnesses were available to report what happened. The person entered after hours, walked on main pipeline, slipped, fell forward striking head on pipe, broke neck, fell into water. Death from broken neck. The person involved was not part of the mining operations.

1999 · 1 incident

August 2, 1999 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Couch Construction Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE'S THUMB WAS HIT BY A ROCK WHILE CLEARING OVERSIZED ROCK STUCK IN JAW. RESULTED IN BROKEN RIGHT THUMB

1998 · 1 incident

July 16, 1998 KS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Couch Construction Materials · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS WALKING ACROSS WET DECK ON DREDGE BY FRESH WATER PUMP, SLIPPED, FELL AGAINST MUFFLER ON DREDGE MOTOR.

1989 · 1 incident

May 22, 1989 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L A Knebler Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING FITTING OUT OF HOSE WITH SCREW DRIVER SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND BACK OF THUMB.

1986 · 1 incident

August 13, 1986 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
L A Knebler Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING DREDGE U8ING LOADER TO MOVE ANCHOR BLOCKS INSTEAD OF LOADER OP DROPPING ANCHOR WHEN HE WAS TOLD HE BACKED UP PULLING THE WINCH HANDLE OUT OF MY HAND CAUSING IT TO SWING AROUND & HITIN G THE BACKSIDE 2F THE HAND.

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The full compliance file on Northridge Sand LLC

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.