SARDINE has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2014–2023
Latest incident
Mar 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
69
citations
27
significant & substantial
$24,717
proposed penalties
$24,415
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $302 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2015
34
inspections on record
556
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: 556 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
SARDINE has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 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.
$25K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$24K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
67 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-15.
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
11,325
3
0
264.9
2025 Q3
11,849
2
0
168.8
2025 Q2
13,688
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
12,646
4
3
316.3
2024 Q4
1,160
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
12,105
1
0
82.6
2024 Q2
13,083
1
0
76.4
2024 Q1
13,590
1
1
73.6
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
11,643
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
12,694
7
5
551.4
2023 Q2
14,842
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
13,617
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
12,429
3
1
241.4
2022 Q3
14,054
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
16,728
4
2
239.1
2022 Q1
14,623
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
12,623
3
1
237.7
2021 Q3
12,628
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
15,149
1
1
66.0
2021 Q1
14,790
1
1
67.6
2020 Q4
13,452
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
15,172
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
15,643
6
5
383.6
2020 Q1
14,408
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
14,287
3
2
210.0
2019 Q3
13,790
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
13,877
1
1
72.1
2019 Q1
12,227
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
10,324
6
0
581.2
2018 Q3
10,904
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
11,238
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
11,185
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
11,371
2
1
175.9
2017 Q3
13,164
5
1
379.8
2017 Q2
16,183
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
15,543
5
1
321.7
2016 Q4
14,747
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
13,981
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
11,942
2
0
167.5
2016 Q1
10,844
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
11,210
3
1
267.6
2015 Q3
10,583
1
0
94.5
2015 Q2
9,894
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
2,434
2
0
821.7
2014 Q4
1,990
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2023 · 1 incident
March 25, 2023AL · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE has a bone spur in shoulder, EE pulled on the door of the loader aggravating the left shoulder to the point where EE needed to receive medical attention. I spoke with an MSHA employee in Denver, who said even though the employee has a previous condition, this should still be reported. The employee is awaiting an MRI to see what needs to be done to alleviate the pain
2021 · 1 incident
April 7, 2021AL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
left shoulder separation occurred to the employee while EE was driving in an off road truck. EE ran through a rut while EE had EE's arm over EE's head hanging on to a handle.
2019 · 1 incident
July 2, 2019AL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
This injury was reported to the injury Hotline first by mistake. The injured worker was cleaning out organic debris out of the gravel rock pile, that is formed via a conveyor belt. The worker claims was hit in the head with some of the rocks. EE then claims after the shift EE went to the ER where EE was diagnosed with a slight concussion.
2017 · 3 incidents
May 3, 2017AL · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)MACHINERY
Employee was using a small hand grinder to remove hinges on a roll up door on an enclosed trailer. The grinder became wedged and then kicked back on the employee, cutting their forehead. Employee was wearing gloves and safety glasses at the time of the accident.
March 16, 2017AL · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)MACHINERY
Employee was splitting a piece of pipe in two with a torch when the tip of employee's gloved finger got caught between the two pieces, pinching the end of the finger off.
February 1, 2017AL · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Approx 12/31/15 EE was assisting working on material washer, he slipped and fell against the guardrail. This incident was not reported to anyone; he went to his family Dr. On 1/11/16 he went to get on track hoe when he experienced pain on his right side. On 1/13/16 he returned to family doctor and then reported it to HR dept. The safety coordinator was not informed until 1/19/16.
2014 · 1 incident
November 26, 2014AL · Metal/Non-Metalcar trimmer, car loader, bin puller, truck loaderSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Injured employee was assisting another employee who was on a ladder welding; employee went to hand injured employee the welding lead and injured employee grabbed the wrong end, at which point it shocked him and he fell from the ladder, hurting his ankle
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