Pontotoc Sands Company LLC operator
Controlled by
Joshua Lehde
MSHA operator ID: 0149655
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2018–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
81
citations
21
significant & substantial
$21,988
proposed penalties
$21,646
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $342 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
29
inspections on record
615
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: 615 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
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$22K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
75 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal
- HOISTING 1 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2023
5
2022
1
2021
3
2019
1
2018
1
Mines on record
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