V-Tech Sand, LLC: 60 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
V-Tech Sand, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Scott A Valentine; Wray Scott Valentine
MSHA Mine ID: 0302013
V-Tech Sand, LLC has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $383 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
60
citations
21
significant & substantial
$10,774
proposed penalties
$10,391
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $383 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
14
inspections on record
259
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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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.Rate withheld: 259 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
V-Tech Sand, LLC has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $383 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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.$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$383
outstanding
60 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-06-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.35.0%
significant & substantial
21.7%
high negligence or reckless
35.0%
reasonably likely or greater
30.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 78.3% moderate, 21.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2014-12-16, 11 years ago
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.25%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
16
samples
8
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz82 over
- Respirable dust, <.1mg8
Show the individual readings (16)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-04 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.54 | 0.22 | 2.45 | Utility Man |
| 2014-11-04 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.72 | 0.21 | 3.43 | Kiln/Dryer Operator |
| 2014-12-16 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2014-12-16 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Kiln/Dryer Operator | ||
| 2014-11-04 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.24 | 0.41 | 0.59 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2014-11-04 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Scale Man | ||
| 2013-09-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Cleanup Man | ||
| 2013-09-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Kiln/Dryer Operator | ||
| 2012-06-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.15 | 0.45 | 0.33 | Utility Man |
| 2012-06-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2012-06-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator | ||
| 2012-06-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.4 | 0.73 | 0.55 | Dredge/Barge Operator |
| 2012-06-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.13 | 0.67 | 0.19 | Supervisor, Co. Official |
| 2012-01-19 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.13 | 0.3 | 0.43 | Supervisor, Co. Official |
| 2012-01-19 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Supervisor, Co. Official | ||
| 2012-01-19 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.21 | 0.34 | 0.62 | Kiln/Dryer Operator |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
V-Tech Sand, LLC recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.48 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In Arkansas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.39 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
- V-Tech Sand, LLC 2011 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 20 |
| 2013 | 14 |
| 2012 | 16 |
| 2011 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
V-Tech Sand, LLC sits in Jackson County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Jackson County, Arkansas · Population 16,775
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$41,215
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q4 | 10,291 | 11 | 4 | 1068.9 |
| 2014 Q3 | 10,291 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 5,743 | 2 | 1 | 348.3 |
| 2013 Q4 | 3,374 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 7,114 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 9,018 | 5 | 0 | 554.4 |
| 2012 Q3 | 9,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 7,127 | 4 | 2 | 561.2 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q1 | 10,080 | 25 | 12 | 2480.2 |
| 2011 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 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.