VAN ORDEN SAND AND GRAVEL has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $473 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1992–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
89
citations
12
significant & substantial
$10,662
proposed penalties
$10,182
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $480 gap.
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.
89 citations across 1,322 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
VAN ORDEN SAND AND GRAVEL has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $473 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$473
outstanding
86 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $415 in penalties contested before the Commission, $408 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
2%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$415 proposed, $408 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2024-04-18.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘ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)
ⓘ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: 2026-04-09
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
22
samples
8
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg12
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz9
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (22)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2026-04-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Shovel Operator
2026-04-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2026-04-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2024-04-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2024-04-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-01-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2023-01-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2023-01-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-07-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.47
1.04
0.45
Crusher Oper/Worker
2022-07-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2022-07-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2016-02-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
0.73
0.27
Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-02-02
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-02-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-01-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.49
1.9
0.26
Washer Operator
2010-01-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
1.13
0.19
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-01-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2010-01-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2010-01-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.85
0.21
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-11-17
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.34
0.99
0.34
Laborer, Bullgang
2004-11-17
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.47
0.66
0.71
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-11-17
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.59
0.31
Crusher Oper/Worker
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.
VAN ORDEN SAND AND GRAVEL recorded 5.90 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ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.
5.90
total case rate
5.90
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In New Jersey, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.60 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.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025 *
5.90
5.90
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
5.40
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
15
2025
16
2024
15
2023
15
2022
17
2021
17
2020
17
2019
17
2018
17
2017
16
2016
15
2015
15
2014
14
2013
14
2012
14
2011
14
2010
14
2009
14
2008
16
2007
15
2006
15
2005
16
2004
15
2003
16
2002
18
2001
17
2000
14
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
VAN ORDEN SAND AND GRAVEL sits in Passaic County, New Jersey, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘ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.
Passaic County, New Jersey · Population 518,289
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$87,137
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2
9,707
1
0
103.0
2026 Q1
4,877
2
0
410.1
2025 Q4
8,901
1
0
112.3
2025 Q3
9,434
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
8,624
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
6,933
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
11,771
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
9,405
0
0
0.0
Show 97 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
9,005
1
0
111.0
2024 Q1
7,433
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
8,221
2
0
243.3
2023 Q3
9,322
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
8,923
1
0
112.1
2023 Q1
6,371
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
8,071
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
9,771
1
1
102.3
2022 Q2
8,497
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
10,704
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
10,814
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
2,468
1
0
405.2
2021 Q2
9,228
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
6,211
2
0
322.0
2020 Q4
9,196
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
10,214
3
0
293.7
2020 Q2
9,413
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
8,698
1
0
115.0
2019 Q4
10,623
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
10,618
3
1
282.5
2019 Q2
10,862
1
0
92.1
2019 Q1
6,861
1
0
145.8
2018 Q4
10,602
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
10,658
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
10,031
2
0
199.4
2018 Q1
7,029
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
10,149
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
9,184
1
0
108.9
2017 Q2
9,260
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
7,279
3
0
412.1
2016 Q4
9,506
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
8,980
2
0
222.7
2016 Q2
9,075
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
7,552
3
1
397.2
2015 Q4
10,192
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
10,214
1
0
97.9
2015 Q2
8,753
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
5,619
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
8,016
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
8,456
1
0
118.3
2014 Q2
9,012
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
6,362
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
7,274
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
8,394
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
8,058
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
7,325
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
7,729
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
8,072
4
1
495.5
2012 Q2
8,373
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
7,109
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
9,154
3
1
327.7
2011 Q3
9,927
4
1
402.9
2011 Q2
7,919
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
4,370
1
0
228.8
2010 Q4
9,588
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
6,888
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
8,853
2
0
225.9
2010 Q1
5,451
3
1
550.4
2009 Q4
9,561
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
9,300
3
0
322.6
2009 Q2
7,907
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
4,583
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
9,256
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
9,863
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
9,024
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
7,641
1
0
130.9
2007 Q4
8,554
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
8,323
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
8,582
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
6,709
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
8,769
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
9,818
3
0
305.6
2006 Q2
10,465
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
5,437
1
0
183.9
2005 Q4
10,187
2
1
196.3
2005 Q3
10,487
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
9,182
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
6,362
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
9,629
2
0
207.7
2004 Q3
8,110
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
9,271
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
6,751
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
10,222
1
0
97.8
2003 Q3
8,270
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
8,304
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
3,573
1
0
279.9
2002 Q4
9,528
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
9,110
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
8,610
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
7,829
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
8,796
2
0
227.4
2001 Q2
9,311
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
5,350
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
7,394
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
7,209
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
7,159
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
4,452
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
2025 · 1 incident
June 16, 2025NJ · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Saddle Mountain LP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Worker was performing maintenance on their excavator. While doing so, EE was struck/pinned between the grapple attachment and excavator track. The worker sustained severe injury to the left hip, upper left leg and lower left leg.
While attempting to clean up the QP pile an employee backed into the Humble Family truck. Prior to the accident an EE communicated to Humble Family truck to standby. The Humble Family truck disregarded the directions and drove behind the loader which resulted in the accident. The driver of the Humble Family truck complained of back pain and was taken to the hospital.
2017 · 1 incident
June 14, 2017NJ · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee was taking a nut off the head of the crusher when the nut fell hitting EE in the right forearm below the elbow causing a cut requiring 8 stitches.
Employee was installing a discharge chute to a screen. Bolt holes did not line up. He inserted a pin pry bar to aid in lining up bolt holes. As he began to pry on chute, the pin pry bar slipped striking the employee in the forehead. He received 10 sutures.
Employee went to enter into his tool truck to retreive a tool. As he stepped into his truck, he twisted his knee, feeling a pop and pain.
2008 · 1 incident
February 5, 2008NJ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE slipped on the wet ground and landed on a small tree stump. EE fractured a rib. It was a warm and foggy evening.
2005 · 1 incident
November 21, 2005NJ · Metal/Non-Metaloutside foreman, leadmanPOWERED HAULAGE
Saddle Mountain LP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was operating an IT-14 front end loader on the quarry upper access road when the loader rolled and ejected him and landed on his legs. It is believed that he was operating the machine with the door open and no seat belt. His legs were crushed and he lost one above the knee and one below.
2004 · 1 incident
March 3, 2004NJ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
EE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGE OF A CAT IT 14 WHEN THE BOLT SPUN AND CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. A VERY SMALL CUT, HE RECEIVED A COUPLE OF STITCHES.
1998 · 1 incident
December 10, 1998NJ · Metal/Non-Metalbrakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagmanEXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
EE WAS A FLAGMAN WORKING FOR DELL CONTRACTORS ON A ROAD RESURFACING PROJECT OUTSIDE ENTRANCE TO QUARRY. REFUSED AMBULANCE WHEN IT ARRIVED.
1997 · 3 incidents
December 22, 1997NJ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING OFF ICE OFF WINDSHIELD OF LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE LAODER ARMS. HER WAS HURT WHEN HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL STRAINING BACK MUSCLE.
September 19, 1997NJ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHILE THE MINER WAS TIGHTENING NUTS ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER FEED HOPPER, THE RATCHET WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE WORK AND CAUSED THE MANS RIGHT HAND TO STRIKE THE I-BEAM SUPPORT FOLLOWED BY THE RATC HET WRENCH ON TOP OF THAT. UPON XRAY 2 FINGERS OF THE RIGHT HAND WERE FOUND TO BE FRACTURED.
August 27, 1997NJ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
WHILE CARBON ARCING ON A EXCAVATOR BUCKET A PIECE OF SLAG FELL AND WENT THROUGH THE PANTS LEG UNDER THE BOOT TONGUE AMD RESTED UPON HIS ARCH OF THE RIGHT FOOT. THIS CAUSED THIRD DEGREE BURNS T O THE RIGHT ARCH.
1992 · 1 incident
October 26, 1992NJ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS