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Covia Holdings LLC: 25 open mines, 718 MSHA citations

Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.

Covia Holdings LLC (MSHA controller ID 0159743) controls 25 open mines through 6 operators, with 730 employees in 16 states, mostly sand, industrial. Since January 1, 2022 MSHA issued 718 citations and orders at those mines with $266,254 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 87 injury or illness cases. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.

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MSHA controller ID
0159743
Open mines
25
Operators
6
Employees
730
States
16
Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
718
Significant and substantial
89 (12.4%)
Closure orders
8
High negligence or reckless
40
Proposed penalties
$266,254
Amount paid so far
$250,727
Inspections
393
Inspector hours on site
5,354
Citations per inspection
1.83 (all mines 2.30)
Accident reports
95
Injury and illness cases
87
Fatalities
0
Latest MSHA record
October 30, 2026

Operators under Covia Holdings LLC

OperatorOpen minesEmployeesCitations since 2022Proposed penaltiesInjury cases
Covia Solutions LLC16435375$80,89253
Covia Clay LLC412777$26,83312
Covia Specialty Minerals, Inc.24914$2,1009
Covia Isp, Inc.159132$92,1775
Great Sand LLC12396$60,3286
Best Sand Corporation13724$3,9242

Mines with the most citations

MineOperatorCountyMain commodityEmployeesCitations since 2022
Fort Smith PlantCovia Isp, Inc.Sebastian County, ARSand, industrial59132
Thompson MineGreat Sand LLCGeauga County, OHGround silica2396
Guion PlantCovia Solutions LLCIzard County, ARCrushed, broken sandstone6059
Oregon PlantCovia Solutions LLCOgle County, ILCrushed, broken sandstone4254
Dividing Creek PlantCovia Solutions LLCCumberland County, NJConstruction sand and gravel3338
Portage PlantCovia Solutions LLCColumbia County, WISand, industrial3537
Ottawa PlantCovia Solutions LLCLe Sueur County, MNCrushed, broken sandstone3337
Cleburne PlantCovia Solutions LLCSomervell County, TXSand, industrial2535
Troup PlantCovia Clay LLCCherokee County, TXCommon clays2032
McIntyre PlantCovia Clay LLCWilkinson County, GAKaolin and ball clay2626
Best Sand, ChardonBest Sand CorporationGeauga County, OHGround silica3724
Troy Grove PlantCovia Solutions LLCLa Salle County, ILSand, industrial424
Lugoff PlantCovia Solutions LLCKershaw County, SCSand, industrial2921
Pevely PlantCovia Solutions LLCJefferson County, MOSand, industrial1016
Hephzibah PlantCovia Clay LLCRichmond County, GAKaolin and ball clay7415
Elco PlantCovia Specialty Minerals, Inc.Alexander County, ILQuartz, ground3412
Junction City PlantCovia Solutions LLCMarion County, GAConstruction sand and gravel4111
Roff PlantCovia Solutions LLCPontotoc County, OKCrushed, broken sandstone4210
Tuscaloosa PlantCovia Solutions LLCTuscaloosa County, ALConstruction sand and gravel119
Menomonie PlantCovia Solutions LLCDunn County, WISand, industrial99
Marston PlantCovia Solutions LLCRichmond County, NCGround silica438
Emmett PlantCovia Solutions LLCGem County, IDMisc. nonmetallic mnls.147
Huntingburg MillCovia Clay LLCDubois County, INClay, ceramic, refractory mnls.74
Tamms PlantCovia Specialty Minerals, Inc.Alexander County, ILMisc. metal ore152
Gore PlantCovia Solutions LLCFrederick County, VACrushed, broken sandstone40

States

Commodities

Citations and injury cases by year

Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.

YearCitations and ordersSignificant and substantialProposed penaltiesInjury and illness cases
202214417$69,49020
202315926$65,22518
202414814$67,28418
202514313$42,52817
202612419$21,72714

Standards cited most at mines controlled by Covia Holdings LLC

Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.

StandardWhat the part coversCitations
30 CFR 56.12004Surface metal and nonmetal mines75
30 CFR 56.20003Surface metal and nonmetal mines49
30 CFR 56.14100Surface metal and nonmetal mines45
30 CFR 56.14112Surface metal and nonmetal mines36
30 CFR 56.12032Surface metal and nonmetal mines31
30 CFR 56.12018Surface metal and nonmetal mines29
30 CFR 56.14107Surface metal and nonmetal mines28
30 CFR 56.4201Surface metal and nonmetal mines24
30 CFR 47.41Hazard communication23
30 CFR 56.12030Surface metal and nonmetal mines19
30 CFR 56.12028Surface metal and nonmetal mines19
30 CFR 56.12008Surface metal and nonmetal mines18
30 CFR 56.11001Surface metal and nonmetal mines15
30 CFR 56.11012Surface metal and nonmetal mines14
30 CFR 56.14101Surface metal and nonmetal mines13

Injury and illness cases at mines controlled by Covia Holdings LLC

Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.

DegreeCases
Days away from work or restricted activity55
No lost time, or an occupational illness32

What the accident reports at mines controlled by Covia Holdings LLC describe

Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.

ClassificationReports
Handling of materials23
Slip or fall of person23
Handtools (nonpowered)14
Powered haulage11
Fire7
Other6
Disorders (repeated trauma)5
Falling/sliding/rolling materials2
Machinery2
Striking or bumping1

Equipment named in accident reports at mines controlled by Covia Holdings LLC

EquipmentReports
Hand tools (not powered)16
Front-end loader8
Forklift5
Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks4
Conveyor3
Bulldozer2
Shovel2
Milling machinery1
Mancar1
Hand tools (powered)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.