Southwestern State Sand has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1990–2019
Latest incident
Sep 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
95
citations
25
significant & substantial
$28,529
proposed penalties
$28,529
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
72
inspections on record
575
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: 575 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Southwestern State Sand has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$29K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
92 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-03-30.
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
2023 Q1
1,108
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
1,668
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
2,099
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
1,848
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
2,068
1
0
483.6
2021 Q4
2,668
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
2,202
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
2,269
1
0
440.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2021 Q1
1,752
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
2,182
1
0
458.3
2020 Q3
2,420
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
2,852
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
2,512
1
0
398.1
2019 Q4
2,107
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
2,331
5
1
2145.0
2019 Q2
2,265
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
1,866
3
0
1607.7
2018 Q4
2,158
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
3,160
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
3,195
1
0
313.0
2018 Q1
2,254
2
0
887.3
2017 Q4
2,815
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
2,766
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
2,984
1
0
335.1
2017 Q1
3,104
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
2,921
1
0
342.3
2016 Q3
2,401
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
2,165
1
0
461.9
2016 Q1
2,301
1
0
434.6
2015 Q4
2,174
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
2,301
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
2,204
1
0
453.7
2015 Q1
2,067
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
2,166
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
2,201
3
1
1363.0
2014 Q2
2,204
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
1,948
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
2,160
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
2,160
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
2,344
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
2,469
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
2,529
1
0
395.4
2012 Q3
2,671
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
2,787
1
0
358.8
2012 Q1
3,085
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,712
1
0
368.7
2011 Q3
2,930
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
3,210
1
1
311.5
2011 Q1
2,806
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
2,817
2
0
710.0
2010 Q3
2,973
7
1
2354.5
2010 Q2
3,072
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
2,898
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
2,953
10
5
3386.4
2009 Q3
3,039
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,017
3
1
994.4
2009 Q1
3,752
4
0
1066.1
2008 Q4
3,847
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
4,116
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
4,477
1
0
223.4
2008 Q1
4,158
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
4,314
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
4,863
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
4,727
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
4,969
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
4,983
1
0
200.7
2006 Q3
4,306
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
3,126
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
3,065
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
3,231
2
0
619.0
2005 Q3
3,880
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
3,715
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
3,709
1
1
269.6
2004 Q4
4,150
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
3,841
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
3,815
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
3,205
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
3,652
9
1
2464.4
2003 Q3
4,415
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,840
1
0
260.4
2003 Q1
2,843
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
3,180
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,472
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
3,387
16
6
4723.9
2002 Q1
3,036
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,607
1
1
277.2
2001 Q3
7,265
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
2,500
1
0
400.0
2001 Q1
3,018
6
3
1988.1
2000 Q4
3,106
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
3,495
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
4,007
3
3
748.7
2000 Q1
3,561
0
0
0.0
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
August 14, 2010OK · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handFatality · OTHER
EE was loading boat onto trailer, another EE in pickup started to pull up, wheels started spinning. Other EE went to get loader and chain, when he got back EE told him that boat had floated off trailer, EE was standing beside pickup. The other EE went to shop to get hook to try to retrieve boat, when he returned, EE's boots were by the water and EE was missing.
Reportable incidents
5 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2019 · 1 incident
September 11, 2019OK · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handFIRE
Employee was using a cutting torch to make repairs on sand plant. He was lying on his left side cutting metal above his head, up wind from sparks. A spark went into his right ear while trying to remove the spark he burned himself with the cutting torch.
CLIMBED ON TOP OF ROCK CHUTE TO UNSTOP IT STEPPED OVER RAIL FELL 20' LANDING ON FEET REACHED FOR RAIL AFTER FALLING THAT BROKE HIS WRIST IMPACT BROKE BOTH HEALS AND SOME TOES.
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