Mining Incidents

Covia ISP, Inc. operator

Controlled by Covia Holdings LLC
MSHA operator ID: 0173853
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2020–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
108
citations
16
significant & substantial
$87,894
proposed penalties
$81,808
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,086 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2021
20
inspections on record
574
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: 574 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$88K
proposed penalties
$82K
current assessed
$82K
paid to date
$576
outstanding
104 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
2
2025
1
2023
1
2022
1
2021
3
2020
1

Mines on record

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