Ward Sand & Materials Company operator
Controlled by
James D Morrissey Jr
MSHA operator ID: L04462
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1985–2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
57
citations
8
significant & substantial
$6,633
proposed penalties
$6,633
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
56
inspections on record
710
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: 710 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.$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
57 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 2 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2014
1
1995
1
1994
1
1993
1
1992
1
1985
1
Mines on record
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