Wedron Silica LLC operator
Controlled by
Iron Oak Energy Solutions LLC
MSHA operator ID: L07440
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 226
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1986–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
949
citations
153
significant & substantial
$495,526
proposed penalties
$444,604
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $50,922 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
147
inspections on record
7,118
inspection hours
13.3
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.949 citations across 7,118 inspection hours.
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.$496K
proposed penalties
$445K
current assessed
$445K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
949 assessments are final orders; 24 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 72 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 51 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 25 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 22 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 18 non-fatal
- OTHER 10 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
4
2025
3
2024
6
2023
6
2022
7
2021
9
2020
2
2019
6
2018
4
2017
8
2016
4
2015
2
2014
6
2013
3
2012
2
2011
2
2010
4
2009
4
2008
7
2007
3
2006
3
2005
4
2004
2
2003
4
2002
3
2001
7
2000
4
1999
5
1998
6
1997
5
1996
2
1995
7
1994
8
1993
6
1992
9
1991
17
1990
19
1989
15
1988
6
1986
2
Mines on record
- Wedron Plant IL
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