ACTIVE / OPERATOR PORTFOLIO

Virginia Vermiculite LLC

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

MSHA OPERATOR IDL39883

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
R. E. SANSOM MINE & MILL4405101 · Active6/8 quarters reportedLouisa, VASurface · MSHA: Vermiculite079,9036161.0

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

6

2 significant & substantial (S&S)

  1. 2025 Q11
  2. 2025 Q22
  3. 2025 Q30
  4. 2025 Q40
  5. 2026 Q12
  6. 2026 Q20
  7. 2026 Q31
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Accident records

1

0 records classified as fatality

  1. 2025 Q10
  2. 2025 Q20
  3. 2025 Q30
  4. 2025 Q40
  5. 2026 Q10
  6. 2026 Q21
  7. 2026 Q30
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Proposed penalties · USD

946.00

5 of 6 violations with amounts

  1. 2025 Q1267
  2. 2025 Q2302
  3. 2025 Q3—
  4. 2025 Q4—
  5. 2026 Q1377
  6. 2026 Q2—
  7. 2026 Q3—
  8. 2026 Q4 *—

On-site inspection hours

61.00

4 inspections · 4 with hours

  1. 2025 Q115.75
  2. 2025 Q213.50
  3. 2025 Q3—
  4. 2025 Q4—
  5. 2026 Q112.00
  6. 2026 Q2—
  7. 2026 Q319.75
  8. 2026 Q4 *—
Quarterly safety data
QuarterViolationsS&SProposed USDAccident recordsFatality recordsInspectionsOn-site hours
2025-Q111267.0000115.8
2025-Q220302.0000113.5
2025-Q300—000—
2025-Q400—000—
2026-Q121377.0000112.0
2026-Q200—100—
2026-Q310—00119.8
2026-Q4 *00—000—

Most cited CFR sections

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

Safety activity

  1. violation9823562
    R. E. SANSOM MINE & MILL · 4405101

    56.15004

  2. inspectionF0416C6
    R. E. SANSOM MINE & MILL · 4405101

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 19.8 on-site hours

  3. accident220261030003
    R. E. SANSOM MINE & MILL · 4405101

    MACHINERY · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    FOLLOWING A REPAIR TO THE ROLL SCREEN, THE INJURED TURNED THE MACINE BACK ON TO TEST THE OPRATION. THEN EE ATTEMPTED TO REINSTALL THE GUARD WHILE THE MACHINE WAS RUNNING. EE'S GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BY A SPROCKET, PULLING EE'S FINGERS INTO THE SPROCKET AND CHAIN.

  4. inspectionF02E9BD
    R. E. SANSOM MINE & MILL · 4405101

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 12.0 on-site hours

  5. violation9823520
    R. E. SANSOM MINE & MILL · 4405101

    56.15004 · S&S · $226.00 proposed

  6. violation9823519
    R. E. SANSOM MINE & MILL · 4405101

    56.11003 · $151.00 proposed

  7. violation9882852
    R. E. SANSOM MINE & MILL · 4405101

    56.14132(a) · $151.00 proposed

  8. violation9882851
    R. E. SANSOM MINE & MILL · 4405101

    56.12016 · $151.00 proposed

  9. inspectionF006028
    R. E. SANSOM MINE & MILL · 4405101

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 13.5 on-site hours

  10. violation9882825
    R. E. SANSOM MINE & MILL · 4405101

    56.14132(a) · S&S · $267.00 proposed

  11. inspection4135600
    R. E. SANSOM MINE & MILL · 4405101

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 15.8 on-site hours

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 controller.

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