The EE was in the bagger area stacking one load of 50lb bags on pallets. As they lifted their arm, they felt their right elbow go numb. Later in the day the EE started to feel pain in their right shoulder.
Standard Mineral Division Metal/Non-Metal
Standard Mineral Division has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 56
- Years on record
- 1983–2026
- Latest incident
- Apr 2026
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Standard Mineral Division has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 5 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 17,578 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 19,057 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 18,025 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 18,595 | 3 | 0 | 161.3 |
| 2024 Q4 | 17,811 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 18,927 | 1 | 0 | 52.8 |
| 2024 Q2 | 18,370 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 17,652 | 1 | 0 | 56.7 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 17,398 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 19,059 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 19,308 | 1 | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2023 Q1 | 18,331 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 17,627 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 19,359 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 18,474 | 2 | 0 | 108.3 |
| 2022 Q1 | 18,080 | 1 | 0 | 55.3 |
| 2021 Q4 | 16,408 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 17,748 | 7 | 3 | 394.4 |
| 2021 Q2 | 17,428 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 18,066 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 16,208 | 1 | 0 | 61.7 |
| 2020 Q3 | 17,296 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 17,286 | 1 | 0 | 57.9 |
| 2020 Q1 | 17,388 | 4 | 1 | 230.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 16,586 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 17,674 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 16,668 | 4 | 1 | 240.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 17,364 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 16,717 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 17,242 | 6 | 2 | 348.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 17,685 | 1 | 0 | 56.5 |
| 2018 Q1 | 17,548 | 1 | 0 | 57.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 16,719 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 17,887 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 18,105 | 8 | 1 | 441.9 |
| 2017 Q1 | 18,735 | 2 | 0 | 106.8 |
| 2016 Q4 | 16,220 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 17,558 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 16,566 | 3 | 0 | 181.1 |
| 2016 Q1 | 16,339 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 15,502 | 2 | 1 | 129.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 16,233 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 16,321 | 5 | 0 | 306.4 |
| 2015 Q1 | 16,827 | 3 | 0 | 178.3 |
| 2014 Q4 | 15,846 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 15,958 | 3 | 0 | 188.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 14,673 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 14,157 | 2 | 1 | 141.3 |
| 2013 Q4 | 13,221 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 14,281 | 4 | 3 | 280.1 |
| 2013 Q2 | 13,713 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 13,201 | 1 | 0 | 75.8 |
| 2012 Q4 | 12,789 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 14,031 | 1 | 0 | 71.3 |
| 2012 Q2 | 13,375 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 13,522 | 4 | 1 | 295.8 |
| 2011 Q4 | 12,490 | 1 | 0 | 80.1 |
| 2011 Q3 | 13,649 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 14,199 | 5 | 3 | 352.1 |
| 2011 Q1 | 14,084 | 4 | 2 | 284.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 12,838 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 13,855 | 1 | 0 | 72.2 |
| 2010 Q2 | 14,071 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 13,433 | 2 | 1 | 148.9 |
| 2009 Q4 | 11,906 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 11,024 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 9,660 | 2 | 2 | 207.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 12,607 | 4 | 0 | 317.3 |
| 2008 Q4 | 13,587 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 15,697 | 9 | 0 | 573.4 |
| 2008 Q2 | 16,532 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 16,648 | 3 | 0 | 180.2 |
| 2007 Q4 | 15,657 | 2 | 1 | 127.7 |
| 2007 Q3 | 16,930 | 6 | 0 | 354.4 |
| 2007 Q2 | 17,406 | 10 | 0 | 574.5 |
| 2007 Q1 | 18,142 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 15,489 | 14 | 0 | 903.9 |
| 2006 Q3 | 17,183 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 18,446 | 13 | 2 | 704.8 |
| 2006 Q1 | 18,905 | 9 | 4 | 476.1 |
| 2005 Q4 | 15,628 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 18,415 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 17,961 | 2 | 1 | 111.4 |
| 2005 Q1 | 17,078 | 4 | 2 | 234.2 |
| 2004 Q4 | 15,704 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 17,177 | 3 | 1 | 174.7 |
| 2004 Q2 | 17,042 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 14,772 | 5 | 2 | 338.5 |
| 2003 Q4 | 12,625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 12,823 | 9 | 3 | 701.9 |
| 2003 Q2 | 14,957 | 1 | 1 | 66.9 |
| 2003 Q1 | 13,713 | 3 | 0 | 218.8 |
| 2002 Q4 | 12,654 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 13,513 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 14,555 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 13,729 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 13,061 | 6 | 1 | 459.4 |
| 2001 Q3 | 12,803 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 14,847 | 9 | 4 | 606.2 |
| 2001 Q1 | 15,576 | 4 | 2 | 256.8 |
| 2000 Q4 | 14,867 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 14,819 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 17,652 | 2 | 0 | 113.3 |
| 2000 Q1 | 18,206 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
56 on file2026 · 1 incident
2025 · 2 incidents
Employee sprained right ankle when getting off of forklift at propane tank.
Employee was cleaning out a chute with a shovel when EE slipped hitting EE's right side of EE's abdomen on a handrail. EE was seen 1 week later at doctor.
2023 · 1 incident
Employee received a second, conforming, B-read of EE's chest x-ray indicating a "1/1" degree of profusion in small opacities. Note: One of the B-readers noted that employee is a smoker.
2022 · 3 incidents
Employee was using a pulley and chain when the chain Slipped and struck left thumb.
In mid-March employee was raising the roll up garage door when the door roll caught on the roll cover causing the chain to stop moving. The employee indicated that the left middle finger flexed when the chain stopped and was sore. On May 19,2022 employee indicated that the finger was still sore and was seen at doctors office.
EE suffered a small cut on the right index finger while removing a bearing from a shaft on 02/22/22. On 03/31/22 employee reported some swelling and went the Doctor where a small sliver of metal was removed requiring 2 stitches and prescribed antibiotics.
2021 · 1 incident
Employee was entering the mill through the lab door. As employee exited, EE pushed on the door glass a little harder than EE should have causing the door glass to break. Employee was seen at ER and received seven stitches for two small cuts on the right hand.
2017 · 2 incidents
Employee was removing hard hat to put on a safety harness. Employee caught the side of left eye with the hard hat's visor shield causing a scratch to eye.
Employee was removing a 50 lb. bag from the roller conveyor and cut employee's ring finger on employee's right hand. Required 3 stitches.
2015 · 1 incident
Employee cut his right index finger while placing a bag on the four spout bag packer. While initially believed to require only first aid the day of the incident, to ensure no infection occurred, a physician prescribed antibiotic the following day.
2014 · 2 incidents
Employee exhibited a 25 decibel shift from the 2000 baseline.
Employee was assisting in the removal of a steel plate from the floor beneath the crusher. The plate was dropped, striking the employee on the right leg.
2013 · 2 incidents
Employee was preparing pallets for shipment in the #1 dock area. The forklift operator was moving pallets in the area. As the forklift operator was backing up, the forklift struck the effected employee in the left leg and ankle, resulting in a non-dislocated hairline fracture to the left tibia. Employee was treated by a doctor and returned to work.
Employee slipped on steps, resulting in a bruised elbow and back pain.
2008 · 1 incident
Employee received second degree burns to his left hand and wrist from an arc flash while pulling fuses on a submain feeder. Employee was seen at the emergency room.
2007 · 1 incident
Employee was standing on the front of a CAT 950 loader working on a clamshell feeder and slipped, falling approximately 6 feet. He fractured his knee and had superficial cuts on his forehead
2006 · 1 incident
The maintenance department was repairing a compressor located in the Mill Building. The crew had positioned the hub to install in the housing with a V45 CAT lift truck. The foreman was prying against the hub for better positioning when the fork assembly came off and fell across his hand.
2004 · 1 incident
The employee was cleaning up a spill by shoveling material into an elevator, when he pulled his groin muscle.
2003 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING AT #1 BAGGER. WHILE DOING A LOAD THE SEAT HE WAS SITTING IN BROKE WITH HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE GRABBED A BAR ATTACHED TO THE BAGGER TO PULL HIMSELF ONTO THE MACHINE TO KEEP FROM FALLING INTO THE AREA BELOW.
2000 · 2 incidents
EE WAS PACKING OFF BAGS AT #1 BAGGER MACHINE. LIFTED A BAG--TWISTED HIS BACK TO RELEASE THE BAG ON THE PALLET AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EE, OUR MECHANIC, WAS CHANGING THE OIL IN A VEHICLE WHEN A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL DROPPED IN EYE. EE WASHED EYE OUT AND CONTINUED WORKING. THIS WAS ON FRIDAY. THE WEEKEND CAME AND HIS RIGHT EYE BOTHERED HIM. MONDAY MORNING WE SENT HIM TO THE EYE DOCTOR.
1999 · 1 incident
EE/INJ WAS SWINGING A SLEDGEHAMMER PUTTNGS PINS ON A PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT (DOZIER)
1998 · 1 incident
8 EMPTY AND 1 FULL (STORED BY RR) BULK RAIL CARS STORED ON SMC SIDE TRACK, OVER CAME THE BRAKES; ROLLED DOWN THE SIDING 65 FT HITTING A 10TH CAR ON WHICH AN EMPLOYEE HAD JUST CLIMBED UP ON; KN OCKING DOWN THE EMPLOYEE, THE EMPLOYEE STAYED ON TOP OF THE CAR, THE CARS TRAVELED ANOTHER 95 FT.
1997 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING DRIVE BELTS ON CONVEYOR BELT 102. WAS STANDING ON EDGE OF 4 FOOT GUARD RAIL. FEET GOT TANGLED UP WITH EACH OTHER MAKING HIM FALL OFF GUARD RAILING, FELL AGAINST ELEVATOR 101 CUTTING RIGHT FOREARM.
EE WENT INTO A RAISED FORK ON A LIFT TRUCK CAUSING SEVERE BRUISING TO HIS LEFT EYE.
1996 · 1 incident
EMP AND ANOTHER EMP WERE MOVING SOME MOTORS FROMMILL AREA. AFTER LIFTING SEVERAL MOTORS, FELT A CATCH IN HIS BACK. DID WORK THE NEXT DAY (SAT) BUT COULDN'T LIFT HEAVY OBJECTS. TOLD SUPERVISOR MONDAY MORNING. WAS SENT TO DR.
1995 · 7 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING ELV216 CONVEYOR BELT WITH AUTILITY KNIFE - CUTTING HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EE WAS SITTING ON FORKLIFT BACKING U PON LOADING DOCK AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE BACKED UP TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND ACCIDENTLY HIT THE DOCK SWITCH. THE DOCK LOWERED AND THE FORKLIFT SHIFTED BACKWA RD AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK ONTO THE GROUND.
FEEDER PAN SLIPPED OFF WHEELED CART KNOCKING EMPLOYEE INTO SIDE OF; WIRE MESH SCREEN CUTTING LEFT FOREARM DID NOT SECURE LOAD
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING TOGETHER ON PUTTING A PIECE OF PANELLING UP IN AN OFFICE.THEY WERE CUTTING OUT THE WINDOW AREA.INJURED WAS HOLDING THE PANELLING ON ONE SIDE WHICH OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OUT THE WINDOW ON THE OTHER SIDE WITH AUTILITY KNIFE.EMPLOYEE CUT INJURED ON HIS LEFT PALM THROUGH THE PANELLING.
DRIVER WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK, FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP, FELL ON RIGHT WRIST. NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF STANDARD MINERAL CO.
EE WAS WASHING MUD OFF A METAL ROOF USING A PRESSURE WASHER. HE SLIPPED ON THE MUD, THREW HIS LEFT HAND IN FRONT OF THE PRESSURE WASHER DISCHARGE TIP WHILE THE UNIT WAS DISCHARGING. THE FORCE OF THE WATER PUNCTURED EE'S LEFT HAND TRIGGER FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE COVER OF A BATTERY BOX WHEN A BATTERY CELL CAP BLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE.
1994 · 3 incidents
EE WAS KNOCKING A PIN WITH HAMMER IN THE TRACK OF FD-20 EQUIPMENT. CHIP FLEW OFF END AND FLEW IN TO RIGHT SIDE OF LEG.
EE WAS CUTTING WOOD, A PIECE OF SAWDUST WAS AROUND EYE AREA, WHICH EE DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME, WHILE DRIVING BACK TO PLANT THE SAWDUST FELL INTO EE'S RT EYE. HE RUBBED IT OUT. THE DUST INFECT ED HIS EYE.
INJURED WAS LIFTING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ADN STRAINED BACK.
1993 · 3 incidents
EE SLIPPED ON ROCK WHILE REFUELING EQUIPMENT AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE A JACKSHAFT WITH A BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED AND TRASNFERRED ALL WEIGHT TO HIM. IT CAUGHT HIS HANDS BETWEEN THE BAR AND CONCRETE FLOOR. THE RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WAS CUT (STI TCHES REQUIRED) THE RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CUT & THE LEFT THUMB WAS CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ONT HE WALKWAY THAT LEADS TO THE GROUND LEVEL AT THE CRUSHER PLANT. MADE THE FIRST STEP DOWN, HEARD FOREMAN DUMP A DIPEPR FILL IN THE HOPPER, EMPLOYEE TURNED TO LOOK AN D TRIPPED AND FELL DOWN 5 OR 6 STEPS. WAS TAKEN TO DR'S OFFICE IMMEDIATELY.
1992 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED STEP LADDER AND LEANED TOO FAR TO ONE SIDE CAUSING LADDER TO TOPPLE AND SPRAINING RIGHT WRIST.
55023RUCK A HOT BATTERY CABLE WITH A WRENCH WHICH CAUSED A SPARK TO ENTER AND BURN LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF WOODEN STEPS.
EE PUT HAND IN BARRELL TO REMOVE SOME SCRAP AND CUT RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE HIT A SPRAY CAN WITH A CLAW HAMMER & IT SPRAYED PAINT IN HIS EYES
CUT L THUMB WITH MACHETE
1991 · 3 incidents
DROPPED A PC OF FLOOR GRATING ON FOOT
INJ WAS ON TRUCK FENDER WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL OFF HITTING SIDE ON FENDER & HITTING GROUND WITH HARD JOLT SPRAINING BACK.
FOREMAN WAS HELPING EE POSITION RUBBER HOSE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
1990 · 2 incidents
INFLAMMATION OF RIGHT HAND AGGRAVATED BY REPETITION OF PLACING BAGS ON WOOD PALLET.
LIFTING PIECE OF METAL PLATE WITH COWORKER WHEN COWORKER LOST GRIP INJU CAUGHT PLATE & SPRAINED BACK MUSCLE.
1989 · 3 incidents
EMPL EXPOSED TO POISON IVY WHILE SURVEYING PROPERTY LINE.
EMPLOYEE HAS PAIN IN UPPER BACK 4-5 WEEKS AFTER SLIPPING ON WET CEMENT FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WA UNSCREWING A BOLT BY HAND WHEN A LOOSE THREAD FROM THE BOLT HOLE PIERCED HIS FINGER AND EMBEDDED ITSELF.
1983 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE WHILE WALKING NEAR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS USING A CHAINSAW TO CUT UP A FE LLED TREE. WHEN EMPLOYEE REACHED OUT TO BREAK HIS FALL HIS LEFT HAND TOUCHED THE MOVING CAHAI CHAIN
EMP STEPPED BACKWARD TRIPPED ON EMPTY PALLET AND SAT DOWN HEAVILY ON THAT PALLET
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