Data / Mines / New Jersey / Braen Stone of Sparta
Braen Stone of Sparta: 26 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Braen Stone of Sparta is an active crushed, broken limestone surface mine in Sussex County, New Jersey, operated by Braen Royalties, LLC with 31 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 2800019). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 26 citations and orders there with $3,957 in proposed penalties, and 9 accident reports were filed there, with 9 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 2800019
- Status
- Active since July 15, 2012
- Main commodity
- Crushed, broken limestone
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Sussex County, New Jersey
- Nearest town
- Sparta, NJ
- Operator
- Braen Royalties, LLC
- Employees
- 31
- MSHA field office
- Kutztown PA Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 26
- Significant and substantial
- 4 (15.4%)
- Closure orders
- 0
- High negligence or reckless
- 0
- Proposed penalties
- $3,957
- Amount paid so far
- $3,957
- Inspections
- 18
- Inspector hours on site
- 253
- Citations per inspection
- 1.44 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 9
- Injury and illness cases
- 9
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- September 24, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 8 ($1,354 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | $931 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | $913 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | $441 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | $1,370 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | $302 | 4 |
Standards cited most at Braen Stone of Sparta
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12030 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14110 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.13015 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4102 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.20011 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.9314 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Braen Stone of Sparta
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 5 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 4 |
What the accident reports at Braen Stone of Sparta describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 4 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 3 |
| Slip or fall of person | 1 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Braen Stone of Sparta
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 3 |
Other open mines in Sussex County, New Jersey
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hopatcong Quarry | Weldon Quarry Company LLC | Sussex County, NJ | Crushed, broken traprock | 23 | 33 |
| Hamburg Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Sussex County, NJ | Crushed, broken stone | 23 | 31 |
| Stavola Beaver Run Quarry,Inc. | Stavola Construction Materials Inc | Sussex County, NJ | Construction sand and gravel | 11 | 30 |
| North Church Gravel, Inc. | North Church Gravel, Inc. | Sussex County, NJ | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 28 |
| Mission Materials | Mission Materials | Sussex County, NJ | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 20 |
| Wantage Stone | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Sussex County, NJ | Lime | 13 | 18 |
| Spartan Aggregates, LLC | Spartan Aggregates LLC | Sussex County, NJ | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 13 |
| Hank Sanders Inc Stavola Pit | Hank Sanders Inc | Sussex County, NJ | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 11 |
| Franklin Quarry | Braen Aggregates LLC | Sussex County, NJ | Crushed, broken limestone | 16 | 10 |
| Byram Aggregates | Tilcon New York Inc | Sussex County, NJ | Crushed, broken granite | 6 | 1 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.