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Arms Sand & Gravel: 299 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

The Arms Trucking Co. · Surface
Newbury, Geauga County, OH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3301509

Arms Sand & Gravel has $164K in proposed MSHA penalties and $36K outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1992–2004
Latest incident
Jun 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
299
citations
79
significant & substantial
$164,272
proposed penalties
$52,703
paid to date
32% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $111,569 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
78
inspections on record
1,287
inspection hours
23.2
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.
299 citations across 1,287 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2017-06-19.
On record since 2017.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

Arms Sand & Gravel has $164K in proposed MSHA penalties and $36K outstanding across 8 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.
$164K
proposed penalties
$89K
current assessed
$53K
paid to date
$36K
outstanding
292 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
Of $100K in penalties contested before the Commission, $24K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-21.
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.
27.1%
significant & substantial
15.4%
high negligence or reckless
27.1%
reasonably likely or greater
56.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.3% none, 22.3% low, 62.0% moderate, 15.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
26 citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
  • Settled 22 · 85%
  • Stood as issued 2 · 8%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 2 · 8%
38%
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 13 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
76%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$100K proposed, $24K 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 2019-04-23.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
LAKE 2017-0405 Settlement McCarthy 2018 $44K → $8K
LAKE 2017-0404 Settlement McCarthy 2018 $29K → $6K
LAKE 2017-0463 Settlement McCarthy 2018 $14K → $3K
LAKE 2019-0234 Settlement Rae 2019 $9K → $5K
LAKE 2018-0074 Settlement McCarthy 2018 $2K → $1K
LAKE 2017-0401 Settlement McCarthy 2018 $536 → $232
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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: 2025-10-29
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
20
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg16
  • Arsenic fumes1
  • Beryllium fumes1
  • Cadmium oxide fumes1
Show the individual readings (32)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-10-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-10-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-10-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-02-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2023-02-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2016-10-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-10-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.44 0.36 Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-10-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2016-10-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2014-11-04 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Mechanic
2014-11-04 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Mechanic
2014-11-04 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Mechanic
2014-11-04 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Mechanic
2014-11-04 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Mechanic
2014-11-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2014-11-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-11-04 Manganese fumes 0.11 5 0.02 Mechanic
2014-11-04 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Mechanic
2014-11-04 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Mechanic
2014-11-04 Arsenic fumes 5.29 1500 0.00 Mechanic
2014-11-04 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Mechanic
2014-11-04 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Mechanic
2014-11-04 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Mechanic
2014-11-04 Iron oxide fumes 0.42 20 0.02 Mechanic
2014-11-04 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Mechanic
2009-10-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-10-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Belt Cleaner
2001-04-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2001-04-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-04-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2001-04-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2001-04-03 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.37 Front-end Loader 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.

Arms Sand & Gravel recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2021.

Injury rate, 2021
ⓘ 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.87 and the all-US-mining average was 2.19 cases per 100 workers.
In Ohio, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.35 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.
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.
Ownership history
  1. Haueter Sand & Gravel Company 1950 to 2015
  2. The Arms Trucking Co. 2015 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 8
2025 7
2024 7
2023 7
2022 6
2021 9
2020 8
2019 5
2018 8
2017 7
2016 7
2015 4
2014 5
2013 6
2010 7
2009 8
2008 7
2007 8
2006 10
2005 8
2004 7
2003 5
2002 6
2001 6
2000 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Arms Sand & Gravel sits in Geauga County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Geauga County, Ohio · Population 95,479
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$100,783
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 4,930 3 0 608.5
2026 Q1 3,696 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 3,969 2 0 503.9
2025 Q3 4,158 2 0 481.0
2025 Q2 4,511 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,651 2 2 547.8
2024 Q4 4,508 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,968 2 0 402.6
Show 87 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 4,427 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,465 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 5,106 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,983 3 0 501.4
2023 Q2 4,180 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,830 7 2 2473.5
2022 Q4 4,480 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,656 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,842 4 0 1041.1
2022 Q1 3,250 3 0 923.1
2021 Q4 5,113 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,798 10 5 2084.2
2021 Q2 5,483 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,908 4 0 815.0
2020 Q4 5,436 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,871 4 0 681.3
2020 Q2 4,115 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,027 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,678 4 1 1087.5
2019 Q3 4,155 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,390 3 2 885.0
2019 Q1 3,440 4 1 1162.8
2018 Q4 4,554 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,788 3 0 626.6
2018 Q2 5,337 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,115 3 0 729.0
2017 Q4 4,057 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,086 3 0 589.9
2017 Q2 4,348 15 4 3449.9
2017 Q1 3,301 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,759 23 6 6118.6
2016 Q3 4,281 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,592 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,612 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,869 14 5 7490.6
2015 Q3 2,118 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,538 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,140 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,020 1 0 495.0
2014 Q3 3,068 4 1 1303.8
2014 Q2 2,845 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 951 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,320 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,879 13 1 3351.4
2013 Q2 2,555 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,440 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,742 4 3 1458.8
2010 Q3 3,302 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,306 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,912 4 1 1022.5
2009 Q3 4,021 1 0 248.7
2009 Q2 3,648 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,545 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,510 6 2 1709.4
2008 Q3 3,492 3 2 859.1
2008 Q2 3,643 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,315 6 2 4562.7
2007 Q2 3,819 20 7 5237.0
2007 Q1 1,495 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,752 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,767 3 1 629.3
2006 Q2 5,487 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,034 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,055 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,584 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,171 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,028 1 0 493.1
2004 Q4 3,010 6 0 1993.4
2004 Q3 3,272 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,251 17 8 5229.2
2004 Q1 971 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,874 1 0 347.9
2003 Q3 3,242 3 0 925.4
2003 Q2 1,959 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 573 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,839 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,053 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,490 10 4 2865.3
2002 Q1 568 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,367 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,601 6 0 1666.2
2001 Q2 3,628 11 3 3032.0
2001 Q1 2,047 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,138 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,115 9 4 2187.1
2000 Q2 3,629 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,147 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2004 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

2000 · 1 incident

July 5, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Haueter Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STONE CAME OUT OF HOPPER DOOR AND BOUNCED ON GRIZZLEY AND STRUCK PLANT MAN ON LEFT SIDE, CAUSING ABDOMENAL BRUISE.

1997 · 2 incidents

September 24, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Haueter Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER WELDING ON TRUCK EE WAS CHIPPING SLATE SO HE COULD DO MORE WELDING PIECE OF SLATE FLEW OVER TOP OS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO EYES.

August 18, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Haueter Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRIPED ON ROCK AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS TWISTING KNEE.

1996 · 3 incidents

April 30, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Haueter Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

ROCK CAME OUT OF CHUTE AND CAUGHT FINGER

April 24, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Haueter Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

URNING LOADER WHEEL SNAPPED BACK AND CAUGHT IN KNUCKLE OF SMALL FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

April 9, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Haueter Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

TRYING TO GET HAULER WORKING--HAND SLIPPED--CAUGHT ON PIECE OF METAL CUTTING FINGER.

1994 · 1 incident

September 24, 1994 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Haueter Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HITTING ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER FROM GRIZZY PIECE OF ROCK HIT HIM IN THE EYE.

1993 · 3 incidents

September 30, 1993 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Haueter Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING BARREL OF OIL IN LOADER BUCKET--BARREL SLID--TRIED TO STOP INJURY TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE BY STOPPING BARREL--PUT PRESSURE ON BACK.

August 11, 1993 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Haueter Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOLTING UP TRANSMISSION, WRENCH SLIPPED PINCHING FINGER.

January 19, 1993 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Haueter Sand & Gravel Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HIT BATTERY HOLD DOWN WITH WRENCH CAUSING SHORT.

1992 · 2 incidents

December 9, 1992 OH · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Haueter Sand & Gravel Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING,LIFTED HELMET AND SLAG POPPED FROM PREVIOUSLY WELDED AREA-RECEIVED BURN ON EYE.