ACTIVE / CONTROLLER PORTFOLIO

Thomas G Best

Membership and operating status are from the latest MSHA Mines snapshot. Open a mine for its ownership history.

MSHA CONTROLLER IDM33749

MINE PORTFOLIO

1 of 1 mines and facilities

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13. Active records; production reporting is not required.

MineLocation / typeCoal · short tonsHours workedViolationsAccident recordsOn-site inspection hours
BEST PITS3100723 · Active6/8 quarters reportedWayne, NCSurface · MSHA: Construction Sand and Gravel012,7979028.3

LOCATION

Mine location

1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.

Mine coordinates

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13Applies to production, safety and portfolio metrics. Silica samples have separate filters.

Violations

9

0 significant & substantial (S&S)

  1. 2025 Q14
  2. 2025 Q20
  3. 2025 Q32
  4. 2025 Q41
  5. 2026 Q10
  6. 2026 Q20
  7. 2026 Q32
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Accident records

0

0 records classified as fatality

  1. 2025 Q10
  2. 2025 Q20
  3. 2025 Q30
  4. 2025 Q40
  5. 2026 Q10
  6. 2026 Q20
  7. 2026 Q30
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Proposed penalties · USD

1,359.00

9 of 9 violations with amounts

  1. 2025 Q1604
  2. 2025 Q2—
  3. 2025 Q3302
  4. 2025 Q4151
  5. 2026 Q1—
  6. 2026 Q2—
  7. 2026 Q3302
  8. 2026 Q4 *—

On-site inspection hours

28.25

6 inspections · 6 with hours

  1. 2025 Q16.00
  2. 2025 Q2—
  3. 2025 Q33.75
  4. 2025 Q48.25
  5. 2026 Q1—
  6. 2026 Q2—
  7. 2026 Q310.25
  8. 2026 Q4 *—
Quarterly safety data
QuarterViolationsS&SProposed USDAccident recordsFatality recordsInspectionsOn-site hours
2025-Q140604.000026.0
2025-Q200—000—
2025-Q320302.000023.8
2025-Q410151.000018.3
2026-Q100—000—
2026-Q200—000—
2026-Q320302.0000110.3
2026-Q4 *00—000—

Most cited CFR sections

All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.

Safety activity

  1. inspectionF0416BA
    BEST PITS · 3100723

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 10.3 on-site hours

  2. violation9823542
    BEST PITS · 3100723

    50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed

  3. violation9823541
    BEST PITS · 3100723

    50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed

  4. inspectionF02E9A8
    BEST PITS · 3100723

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 8.3 on-site hours

  5. violation9823508
    BEST PITS · 3100723

    56.18010 · $151.00 proposed

  6. inspectionF01794F
    BEST PITS · 3100723

    Spot Inspection · 0.0 on-site hours

  7. inspectionF017947
    BEST PITS · 3100723

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 3.8 on-site hours

  8. violation9823491
    BEST PITS · 3100723

    50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed

  9. violation9823490
    BEST PITS · 3100723

    50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed

  10. inspectionF0153F7
    BEST PITS · 3100723

    Compliance Follow-up Inspection · 1.0 on-site hours

  11. violation9823438
    BEST PITS · 3100723

    50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed

  12. violation9823437
    BEST PITS · 3100723

    50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed

  13. inspectionF011F64
    BEST PITS · 3100723

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 5.0 on-site hours

  14. violation9823440
    BEST PITS · 3100723

    56.14132(a) · $151.00 proposed

  15. violation9823439
    BEST PITS · 3100723

    56.14103(b) · $151.00 proposed

Safety sources and definitions

MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-13.

Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.

Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.

S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.

Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.

Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.

CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.

SELECTED PORTFOLIO

1 linked operator.

Relationships reflect the selected mine status and current MSHA controller/operator fields.