SAND SOURCE, LLC has $130K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1987–2007
Latest incident
May 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
35
citations
15
significant & substantial
$130,343
proposed penalties
$31,617
paid to date
24% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $98,726 gap.
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: 155 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
SAND SOURCE, LLC has $130K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K 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.
$130K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$32K
paid to date
$9K
outstanding
34 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $120K in penalties contested before the Commission, $30K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-12-09.
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.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 6% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
75%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$120K proposed, $30K 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 2007-12-06.
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.
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: 2008-09-10, 18 years ago
3
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (3)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2008-09-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2008-09-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2008-09-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2011
0
2010
2
2009
2
2008
5
2007
4
2006
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
SAND SOURCE, LLC sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
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
2011 Q3
0
0
0
2011 Q2
0
0
0
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
0
0
0
2010 Q3
520
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,400
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
1,560
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
728
0
0
0.0
Show 13 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q2
480
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
766
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
2,162
13
5
6013.0
2008 Q3
1,766
11
5
6228.8
2008 Q2
1,597
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
1,670
1
0
598.8
2007 Q4
1,936
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
1,444
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
576
6
5
10416.7
2007 Q1
916
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
1,655
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,114
4
0
3590.7
2006 Q2
640
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file
2007 · 1 incident
May 14, 2007KY · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE was climbing around the wash plant water manifold to tighten up the belt on the plant motor. He put his weight onto a piece of angle iron that was welded to the plant. The angle iron broke loose, causing him to lose his balance & fall 15' to the ground.
HE WAS RUNNING TEH WASHPLANT WHEN HE NOTICED A BELT RUNNING SLOW HE WALKED BEHIND THE BELT CONVEYOR TO CHEEK WHERE A ROCK FELL OFF HITTING HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD
January 10, 1992KY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
M E R C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS TAPING BOXES AND HE WAS TURNING AROUND TO PUT THE BOX ON A ROLLER WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
1990 · 4 incidents
August 24, 1990KY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
M E R C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
M E R C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
FLIPPING CUTTING EDGE ON BACK ON PICKUP WHILE TWISTING METAL TWISTED BACK
July 9, 1990KY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
M E R C · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THE EMPLOYEES WERE BAGGING SAND AND HAD FINISHED A PALLET . THE FORK TRUCK WAS BEING USED TO TAKE THE PALLET OUT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING (DIRCTING) THE OPERATOR WHEN THE OPERATOR CUT THE WH EELS WHICH PINNED HIS LEG AGAINST ON EMPTY PALLET LEANING AGAINST A POLE.
February 5, 1990KY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE WAS HAULING SAND DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, WHEN DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. HE JUMPED FROM THE MOVING TRUCK HITTING HIS HEAD AND NECK ON THE GROUND AS HE ROLLED DOWN TH E HILL.
September 1, 1989KY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
RUNNING JAW CRUSHER WHEN ROCK BECAME LODGED IN BIN.RAISED LID TO REMOVE ROCK AND LID CAME DOWN STRIKING HIM ON HEAD.RECD SMALL CUT ON HEAD-REQ STITCHES AND RET TO WORK SAME DAY.
HE WAS H AULING SAND FROM PIT AREA TO SCREENING MACHINE WITH R22 EUCLID HAUL TRUCK WHEN TIE ROD END ON POWER STEERING CYLINDER BROKE. TRUCK TURNED WENT UP BANK ON SIDE OF ROAD & OVERTURNED.
January 13, 1988KY · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
WHILE OPERATING3ROCKDRILL,FRILLING HOLES FOR BLASTONG WHEN THE MAIN BOOM SUPPORT PIN FRACTURED AND SEPERATED ALLOWING THE BOOM TO TIP OVER ANS PINCH THE OPERATORS FOOT-THE RESULT WAS 1 POSSIBL Y 2 BONES BROKE3 ON THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT AND MULTIPLE BRUISES.