Sandy River Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Adams Construction Co.
· Surface
Controlled by
Adams Construction Company
Danville,
Pittsylvania County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407118
MSHA record for Sandy River Sand Plant (mine ID 4407118). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Sandy River Sand Plant.
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
4
inspections on record
17
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: 17 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- McCarty Sand Works 2004 to 2007
- Adams Construction Co. 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Sandy River Sand Plant sits in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.Pittsylvania County, Virginia · Population 60,148
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$54,115
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q4 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Show 4 earlier quarters Hide earlier quarters
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q3 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.