Great Sand LLC operator
Controlled by
Covia Holdings LLC
MSHA operator ID: 0197813
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2025–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2024
32
citations
2
significant & substantial
$8,357
proposed penalties
$6,543
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,814 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2024
10
inspections on record
305
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: 305 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.$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2025
1
Mines on record
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