American Sand & Gravel - Plant #4 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $453 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1991–2025
Latest incident
Aug 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
53
citations
5
significant & substantial
$6,475
proposed penalties
$5,896
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $579 gap.
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 904 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
American Sand & Gravel - Plant #4 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $453 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$453
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-07-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
10citations taken to the federal commission · 19% of citations on record
Settled
10 · 100%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
11%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $1K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2011-01-05.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2025-04-02
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
19
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz7
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (19)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-04-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2025-04-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Hydrating Plant Operator
2025-04-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-11-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-11-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.24
Dredge/Barge Operator
2019-11-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2014-07-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2014-07-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2014-07-30
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
1.23
0.15
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-06-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2010-06-29
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.2
Dredge/Barge Operator
2010-06-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-06-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-04-12
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.43
2.94
0.15
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-04-12
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.62
0.24
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-04-12
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
0.56
0.23
Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-05-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.12
1.27
0.09
Supervisor, Co. Official
2002-05-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2002-05-09
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
Washer Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
American Sand & Gravel - Plant #4 recorded 6.06 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
6.06
total case rate
6.06
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Ohio, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.56 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025 *
6.06
6.06
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
5.95
5.95
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
14
2025
15
2024
16
2023
15
2022
15
2021
13
2020
16
2019
18
2018
16
2017
16
2016
14
2015
13
2014
14
2013
15
2012
16
2011
14
2010
11
2009
9
2008
13
2007
19
2006
26
2005
26
2004
26
2003
50
2002
19
2001
15
2000
18
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
American Sand & Gravel - Plant #4 sits in Stark County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Stark County, Ohio · Population 373,764
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$65,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
While lowering the bed prop on a haul truck the operator failed to move EE's hand, causing damage to EE's right thumb. As a result, the operator received four stitches and a splint for a fractured right thumb.
2019 · 1 incident
February 5, 2019OH · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)MACHINERY
Miner in manlift was preparing to attach crane to stacker to support for welding repairs. Crane ball on single part line came over the point sheave and fell striking miner in manlift.
2012 · 1 incident
January 31, 2012OH · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While removing left front wheel assembly from a 992-C Wheel Loader with a hydraulic crane, wheel became wedged on studs. With the help of other employees, was able to pry free the wheel assembly. While pushing to pry free, felt pain and burning sensation in lower back.
2011 · 2 incidents
June 2, 2011OH · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While standing on trailer bed to hook up lifting chains on gear box for crane to lift, I stepped off trailer onto right front outrigger on hydraulic crane. Foot slipped off and fell, cut open left leg below knee.
While standing in a rowboat to weld on a floating conveyor and although the boat was properly secured, it shifted slightly causing welder to lose balance. He twisted his right knee in his effort to recover.
2006 · 1 incident
May 3, 2006OH · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
While changing bucket on Bobcat loader, right lever was not down. Attempted to kick lever with right foot. Left foot slipped and hit left pedal, which lowered boom. Right foot got caught between boom & frame of Bobcat. Crushing injury to right leg. No broken bones, just bruised.
2004 · 1 incident
October 13, 2004OH · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While installing 10" plastic discharge pipe, attempted to attached floats to pipe. Pipe shifted and pinned left knee against wall and bent knee backwards.
EE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF STEEL THAT HE HAD CUTWITH A TORCH. GRINDING WHEEL CAUGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE STEEL, CAUSING IT TO KICK BACK & THE GRINDING WHEEL HIT HIM ON THE CHIN
1998 · 1 incident
December 7, 1998OH · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
WHILE WORKING ON SCREEN DECK, DEBRIS ENTERED EE'S RIGHT EYE.
February 13, 1997OH · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CREW HAD STOPPED PRODUCTION TO DO SOME CLEAN-OUT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOCK-OUT THE STACKER AND ATTEMPTED TO HEAT FROZEN MATERIAL ON DRIVE PULLEYS WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. HE USED A LADDER THAT WAS T OO SHORT, WHEN PROPER SIZE WAS ON SITE. HE DID NOT TIE THE LADDER OFF. DUE TO ICE/SNOW ON HIS ORTHE LADDER FEET, HE SLIPPED AND FELL IN TOWARD THE CONVEYOR.
1993 · 2 incidents
December 1, 1993OH · Metal/Non-Metalcoal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shovelerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE EE WAS WALKING AROUND MACHINE TO DRAIN AIR OUT OF HYDRAULIC TANK AS EE STEPPED OFF CAT WALK ONTO COUNTER WEIGHT HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON MUD AND EE HIT HIS KNEE.
January 15, 1993OH · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
DRIVER BACKED THROUGH BERM AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED CAUSING TRUCK TO OVERTURN. DRIVER WAS NOT USING HARD HAT. EMPLOYEE WAS REPREMANDED ON 7/29/91 FOR USE OF EXCESSIVE SPEED AND RECKLESS OPERATION .