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Premier Sand and Stone LLC: 211 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Allan Douglas Meador
Kosse, Limestone County, TX  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4104312

Premier Sand and Stone LLC has $112K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2007–2018
Latest incident
Oct 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
211
citations
74
significant & substantial
$111,609
proposed penalties
$95,454
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,155 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Premier Sand and Stone LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
78
inspections on record
1,422
inspection hours
14.8
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.
211 citations across 1,422 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Premier Sand and Stone LLC has $112K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 6 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.
$112K
proposed penalties
$97K
current assessed
$95K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
206 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $46K in penalties contested before the Commission, $32K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-20.
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.
35.4%
significant & substantial
19.6%
high negligence or reckless
35.4%
reasonably likely or greater
45.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 6.7% low, 73.7% moderate, 19.6% 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.
16 citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
  • Settled 13 · 81%
  • Stood as issued 3 · 19%
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 13 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
31%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$46K proposed, $32K 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 2018-07-22.
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
CENT 2018-0281 Settlement McCarthy 2018 $24K → $13K
CENT 2013-5M Default Lesnick 2013 $10K → $10K
CENT 2008-129M Settlement Barbour 2008 $10K → $6K
CENT 2018-0087 Dismissal McCarthy 2018 $2K → $2K
CENT 2018-0389 Settlement McCarthy 2018 $336 → $336
CENT 2018-0088 Dismissal McCarthy 2018 $280 → $280
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: 2026-05-20
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
25
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg16
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz5
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (25)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-05-20 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-05-22 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.27 Utility Man
2018-05-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 0.55 0.36 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2018-05-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-11-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-11-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.83 0.16 Lab Technician
2014-11-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2013-01-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 0.99 0.25 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2013-01-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2013-01-16 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2011-06-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2011-06-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2011-06-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-11-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2009-11-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Lab Technician
2009-11-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 1.08 0.12 Hydrating Plant Operator
2007-11-27 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 Cleanup Man
2007-11-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2007-11-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2006-01-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2005-08-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2002-03-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2002-03-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2002-03-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scale Man
2002-03-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe 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.

Premier Sand and Stone LLC recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2019.

Injury rate, 2019
ⓘ 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 1.94 and the all-US-mining average was 2.32 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.84 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
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 2.67 0.00 0.000
2017 * 2.75 0.00 0.000
2016 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2015 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2014 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 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. Texas Sports Sands, Inc. 2001 to 2008
  2. Superior Silica Sands, LLC 2008 to 2025
  3. Premier Sand and Stone LLC 2025 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 7
2019 36
2018 35
2017 30
2016 21
2015 22
2014 17
2013 18
2012 23
2011 24
2010 33
2009 30
2008 26
2007 16
2006 6
2005 4
2004 5
2003 4
2002 5
2001 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Premier Sand and Stone LLC sits in Limestone County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
Limestone County, Texas · Population 22,185
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$58,109
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 4,241 1 0 235.8
2026 Q1 3,056 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 6,941 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 18,935 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 16,944 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 21,401 3 0 140.2
2018 Q4 21,899 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 15,769 0 0 0.0
Show 66 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q2 18,197 6 1 329.7
2018 Q1 18,983 8 5 421.4
2017 Q4 15,991 8 2 500.3
2017 Q3 19,602 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 20,425 7 4 342.7
2017 Q1 16,610 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 13,829 6 2 433.9
2016 Q3 8,469 1 1 118.1
2016 Q2 4,916 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 8,030 6 0 747.2
2015 Q4 17,794 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 13,730 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 16,324 3 2 183.8
2015 Q1 14,771 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 15,490 2 1 129.1
2014 Q3 11,718 2 0 170.7
2014 Q2 13,617 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 7,660 2 1 261.1
2013 Q4 9,443 4 1 423.6
2013 Q3 8,016 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 7,903 2 1 253.1
2013 Q1 12,216 2 0 163.7
2012 Q4 13,685 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 12,140 3 0 247.1
2012 Q2 11,022 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 12,615 3 1 237.8
2011 Q4 13,230 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 23,221 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 16,712 18 6 1077.1
2011 Q1 14,109 10 3 708.8
2010 Q4 15,897 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 18,220 16 5 878.2
2010 Q2 24,809 2 0 80.6
2010 Q1 22,955 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 27,425 14 10 510.5
2009 Q3 17,591 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 13,625 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 15,691 2 0 127.5
2008 Q4 20,915 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 17,852 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 14,986 5 2 333.6
2008 Q1 12,394 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 9,743 8 1 821.1
2007 Q3 9,474 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,482 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,218 7 5 2175.3
2006 Q4 2,057 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,389 5 1 2092.9
2006 Q2 1,834 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,537 4 0 2602.5
2005 Q4 1,576 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,382 5 0 3617.9
2005 Q2 1,053 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,065 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,806 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,837 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,424 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,750 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,045 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,223 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,111 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,732 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,106 3 0 1424.5
2002 Q2 1,787 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,581 7 3 4427.6
2001 Q4 1,282 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2018 · 1 incident

October 3, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator MACHINERY
Superior Silica Sands, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee removed small access cover top a cyclone (auger). The employee was going to attempt to remove sand. When the employee gained entry, they inserted the middle finger and the index finger of the left hand. There was no sand in the cyclone causing their finger to come in contact with the auger.

2017 · 1 incident

May 6, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Superior Silica Sands, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was placing a counterweight object on a water hose to prevent the hose from "wiping". EE's gloves were wet and EE dropped the object on EE's right hand.

2012 · 1 incident

May 18, 2012 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
Superior Silica Sands, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A Customer came on site and was waiting to get loaded and started having chest pains pulled over to the office where we believed he was having a heart attack and got him stable and called 911 where E.M.S was sent and took him the Hospital.

2010 · 1 incident

March 20, 2010 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Superior Silica Sands, LLC · Fall down stairs

Employee exiting "change house" missed the bottom stair step, his ankle rolled under him and he broke his right fibula.

2007 · 1 incident

August 20, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Texas Sports Sands, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Miner was trying to clear a clod from front of hopper, when his hand slipped off of prybar and cut his forearm on a piece of angle-iron where he was working. The angle-iron is part of the guard on the conveyor.