Mining Incidents

Mark Sand & Gravel Co. operator

Controlled by Mark T Thorson
MSHA operator ID: L15201
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2007–2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
484
citations
181
significant & substantial
$185,620
proposed penalties
$162,922
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $22,698 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
209
inspections on record
2,301
inspection hours
21.0
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.
484 citations across 2,301 inspection hours.
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.
$186K
proposed penalties
$163K
current assessed
$163K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
478 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2009
1
2007
3

Mines on record

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