Mining Incidents

Sahara Sand of Eagleswood Inc Metal/Non-Metal

West Creek, Ocean County, NJ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2801003

Sahara Sand of Eagleswood Inc has $43K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2003–2024
Latest incident
Feb 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
103
citations
30
significant & substantial
$42,809
proposed penalties
$24,002
paid to date
56% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $18,807 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
63
inspections on record
1,101
inspection hours
9.4
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.
103 citations across 1,101 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sahara Sand of Eagleswood Inc has $43K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K 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.
$43K
proposed penalties
$38K
current assessed
$24K
paid to date
$14K
outstanding
101 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-06.
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 9,593 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 10,078 1 0 99.2
2025 Q2 9,688 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 8,946 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 9,442 1 0 105.9
2024 Q3 8,968 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 9,267 3 0 323.7
2024 Q1 9,141 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 9,194 1 0 108.8
2023 Q3 9,406 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 8,951 2 0 223.4
2023 Q1 7,813 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 8,278 2 0 241.6
2022 Q3 8,800 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 9,237 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 7,705 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 7,923 1 0 126.2
2021 Q3 7,662 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 6,677 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 6,942 2 0 288.1
2020 Q4 6,436 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 6,229 1 0 160.5
2020 Q2 5,329 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 5,464 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 5,642 1 0 177.2
2019 Q3 6,063 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,309 1 0 158.5
2019 Q1 6,088 2 0 328.5
2018 Q4 5,269 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,853 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 6,159 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 5,999 2 0 333.4
2017 Q4 6,131 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 6,130 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 6,227 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 5,873 3 0 510.8
2016 Q4 6,109 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,159 2 0 324.7
2016 Q2 6,095 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,293 2 1 317.8
2015 Q4 6,037 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,239 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,371 2 0 372.4
2015 Q1 5,208 2 0 384.0
2014 Q4 5,356 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,207 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,090 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,747 1 0 210.7
2013 Q4 4,801 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,353 1 0 229.7
2013 Q2 3,996 1 1 250.3
2013 Q1 3,859 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,322 1 0 231.4
2012 Q3 4,332 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,868 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,294 2 0 465.8
2011 Q4 4,038 2 0 495.3
2011 Q3 4,518 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,122 3 0 727.8
2011 Q1 4,124 5 1 1212.4
2010 Q4 3,974 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,445 18 13 4049.5
2010 Q2 4,617 1 0 216.6
2010 Q1 4,209 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,416 2 2 452.9
2009 Q3 4,173 5 4 1198.2
2009 Q2 3,930 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,867 2 1 410.9
2008 Q4 5,358 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,632 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,759 1 1 210.1
2008 Q1 5,321 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,651 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,280 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,477 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,882 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,750 2 0 421.1
2006 Q3 5,454 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,857 1 1 205.9
2006 Q1 5,390 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,035 9 2 1787.5
2005 Q3 5,757 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,607 4 0 713.4
2005 Q1 4,165 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,227 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,479 5 0 1116.3
2004 Q2 5,554 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,801 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,014 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,864 1 0 170.5
2003 Q2 7,032 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,566 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,049 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,132 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 6,200 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,810 3 3 623.7
2001 Q4 5,515 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,380 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,681 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,643 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,826 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,514 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,563 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2024 · 1 incident

February 12, 2024 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagles Lake Reserve Inc · Rubbed or abraded

EE was in process of cleaning up job site from winter maintenance. Placing pieces of angle iron when left thumb came in contact with a steel burr on the angle iron. Thumb laceration.

2022 · 1 incident

November 3, 2022 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eagles Lake Reserve Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was transferring 55-gal drums from dredge to the boat. They fell on top of the barrel cutting their face, requiring stitches and injured their leg

2011 · 1 incident

September 1, 2011 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagles Lake Reserve Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting heavy parts while rebuilding a dredge pump. No contributing conditions.

2009 · 1 incident

September 14, 2009 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Eagles Lake Reserve Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was straddled on top of washer, washing the screw out. He called twice to man below to start the screw. Leg caught in the screw. Broken and lacerated leg below the knee.

2005 · 2 incidents

November 10, 2005 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Eagles Lake Reserve Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing coupler from motor shaft with an impact gun, put wrench on with impact gun & when the bolt broke loose the wrench spun around hitting EE's hand causing lacerations.

January 18, 2005 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Eagles Lake Reserve Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee doing maint/ welding; chipping weld and a piece of slag went into eye.

2004 · 1 incident

May 27, 2004 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Eagles Lake Reserve Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER SCALES USING POWER WASHER. LAID DOWN WAND TO USE SHOVEL AND PICKED UP WAND ON POWER WASHER WITH RIGHT HAND. FINGERS HIT TRIGGER CAUSING WAND TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. TRIED TO GRAB WAND WITH LEFT HAND AND SPRAY FROM WAND HIT LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER CAUSING CUT AND FRACTURE OF INDEX FINGER.

2003 · 1 incident

March 3, 2003 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eagles Lake Reserve Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING HAMMER TO KNOCK OFF FROZEN MATERIAL FROM CONVEYOR AT GROUND & HIT HIS RIGHT HAND WITH HAMMER.

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