Mining Incidents

Northern White Sand LLC operator

Controlled by Smart Sand Inc
MSHA operator ID: 0125453
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2013–2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
43
citations
6
significant & substantial
$6,438
proposed penalties
$6,438
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
55
inspections on record
863
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: 863 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
42 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2021
1
2020
1
2019
3
2018
4
2015
3
2014
5
2013
1

Mines on record

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