Branchville Sand Mine safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
15.0 on-site hours reported
Powered haulage
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
On 7/28/26, an employee reported the seat in a haul truck losing air. The employer offered they operate a different piece of equipment, but they did not change equipment. On 7/31/26, the employee notified the employer they were diagnosed with a slipped back disc from the seat not working properly. The cause of the injury is under investigation.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
7.0 on-site hours reported
Spot Inspection
9.8 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee had finished washing on a conveyor belt and jumped from the head pulley of the belt to the ground. Employee was unable to walk and sought medical treatment. Employee was placed on restricted work duties and diagnosed with a broken leg.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
16.0 on-site hours reported
Powered haulage
Injuries involvng nonemployees
Accident narrative
A customer truck driver stopped their truck at the entrance of the property. They got out of the truck and went to troubleshoot a vibrating noise. Then they were just behind the passenger side front wheel, the truck began to roll backwards. The truck rolled over the driver's foot and came to a stop on top of their foot, breaking a toe.
Sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date) and Inspections (begin date).
Violation titles use current CFR headings to identify the cited rule; they are not the inspector’s account of what happened.
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.