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Slate Sand Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Smith-Rowe, LLC
Pinncale, Surry County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3101989

Slate Sand has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2019
Latest incident
Sep 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
28
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,519
proposed penalties
$3,519
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
68
inspections on record
608
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: 608 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Slate Sand has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 480 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 480 1 0 2083.3
2025 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 480 2 0 4166.7
2022 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 480 7 3 14583.3
2021 Q3 493 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 65 1 0 15384.6
2021 Q1 74 1 0 13513.5
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 185 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 408 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,576 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,448 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,192 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,443 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,215 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,892 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,523 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,272 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,565 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,648 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 973 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,019 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,096 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,028 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 720 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 976 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,024 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 672 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 896 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 816 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,008 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 832 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,024 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 560 1 0 1785.7
2012 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,112 1 0 899.3
2012 Q1 800 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 688 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,056 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,040 1 0 961.5
2011 Q1 960 1 0 1041.7
2010 Q4 1,040 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 896 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 560 1 0 1785.7
2010 Q1 104 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,200 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,640 2 0 757.6
2009 Q2 1,475 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,248 1 0 801.3
2008 Q4 792 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,155 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,396 1 0 716.3
2008 Q1 1,532 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,155 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,150 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,956 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,955 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,956 2 0 1022.5
2006 Q3 1,952 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,955 3 2 1534.5
2006 Q1 1,860 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,720 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,650 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 19 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,760 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,680 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,800 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,800 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,800 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,800 1 0 555.6
2003 Q3 1,800 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,800 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,800 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,800 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,295 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,298 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,260 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,110 1 0 473.9
2001 Q3 2,784 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,800 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,800 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,640 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,640 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 100 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,054 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2019 · 1 incident

September 10, 2019 NC · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Slate Sand Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Dredge Operator: EE came over CB Radio stating, "EE needed our help, something was wrong." I told our Loader Operators to stop what they're doing & go see what happened. Within 5-10 min. 1 of the Operators called offices saying, "Something's wrong with EE, get out here." EE was transported to hospital where it was confirmed EE had a stroke. EE passed away 9/15/19.

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