Blue River Sand & Gravel has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1987–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
187
citations
53
significant & substantial
$40,130
proposed penalties
$40,130
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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: 662 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Blue River Sand & Gravel has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$40K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$40K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
181 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $100 in penalties contested before the Commission, $100 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-04.
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.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Stood as issued
1 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$100 proposed, $100 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2014-06-16.
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: 2019-09-12, 7 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
11
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg5
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (11)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2019-09-12
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
10
0.02
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-09-12
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.2
10
0.02
Washer Operator
2017-09-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.35
1.62
0.22
Dredge/Barge Operator
2017-09-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-07-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
0.55
0.42
Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-07-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2011-07-14
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.24
Dredge/Barge Operator
2007-04-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2007-04-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2007-04-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2004-12-22
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.15
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.
Blue River Sand & Gravel recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.
Injury rate, 2006
ⓘ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 3.41 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In Kansas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.86 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
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004 *
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
7
2025
7
2024
6
2023
5
2022
5
2021
7
2020
7
2019
6
2018
5
2017
6
2016
4
2015
3
2014
5
2013
4
2012
4
2011
5
2010
5
2009
4
2008
4
2007
7
2006
8
2005
8
2004
8
2003
6
2002
7
2001
7
2000
6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Blue River Sand & Gravel sits in Marshall County, Kansas, 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.
Marshall County, Kansas · Population 10,001
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$70,828
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
3,523
4
0
1135.4
2026 Q1
2,493
11
1
4412.4
2025 Q4
3,170
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
3,802
2
1
526.0
2025 Q2
2,604
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
2,143
2
0
933.3
2024 Q4
2,946
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
3,325
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
2,746
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
1,690
4
0
2366.9
2023 Q4
2,012
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
3,691
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
3,889
4
0
1028.5
2023 Q1
1,213
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
1,881
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
4,275
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
1,774
3
0
1691.1
2022 Q1
1,304
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
2,662
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
4,975
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
4,352
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
1,450
19
8
13103.4
2020 Q4
3,367
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
4,229
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
3,295
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
1,263
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
2,022
9
2
4451.0
2019 Q3
3,292
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
3,505
4
1
1141.2
2019 Q1
628
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
1,789
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
2,152
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
2,101
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
611
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
2,251
6
0
2665.5
2017 Q3
4,882
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
3,026
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,136
3
1
2640.8
2016 Q4
1,905
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
3,565
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
1,391
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
1,386
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
1,389
4
1
2879.8
2015 Q3
1,017
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
1,664
1
0
601.0
2015 Q1
470
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
2,259
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
2,412
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
2,091
5
2
2391.2
2014 Q1
1,625
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
2,301
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
3,348
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
3,123
1
1
320.2
2013 Q1
1,397
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
2,352
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
2,529
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
2,696
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
99
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,629
10
2
3803.7
2011 Q3
3,902
3
2
768.8
2011 Q2
3,029
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,226
4
0
3262.6
2010 Q4
3,995
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
5,441
1
0
183.8
2010 Q2
3,294
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
1,064
1
0
939.8
2009 Q4
2,191
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
4,192
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,450
7
1
2029.0
2009 Q1
717
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
2,478
3
0
1210.7
2008 Q3
3,446
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
3,188
4
0
1254.7
2008 Q1
659
4
0
6069.8
2007 Q4
3,361
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
4,217
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
4,839
6
1
1239.9
2007 Q1
2,924
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
4,712
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
7,152
12
6
1677.9
2006 Q2
4,717
2
0
424.0
2006 Q1
3,848
27
13
7016.6
2005 Q4
5,503
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
8,220
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
5,687
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
3,418
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
7,341
14
6
1907.1
2004 Q3
9,173
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
5,538
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
3,472
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
3,588
2
2
557.4
2003 Q3
5,725
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
5,421
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
3,759
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
5,284
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
5,699
5
2
877.3
2002 Q2
4,808
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
3,890
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
4,548
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
5,235
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
4,860
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
3,692
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
4,156
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
5,294
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
5,290
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
3,717
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
2025 · 1 incident
January 24, 2025KS · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was standing with other employees talking to the supervisor. EE fell on the ice on EE's buttocks & right shoulder causing right shoulder pain & chest pain.
2021 · 1 incident
May 18, 2021KS · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE was walking to the dredge and slipped in the mud. Left foot went under EE and EE began feeling pain in left knee and could not stand on EE's left leg.
Burned left thumb with cutting torch while cutting metal.
2011 · 1 incident
March 11, 2011KS · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BOLT WITH A TORCH. DURING THIS PROCESS, A SMALL GREASE FIRE IGNITED. THEMPLOYEE, WITH HIS RIGHT HAND GRABBED A CONTAINER OF WATER TO DOWSE THE FIRE. AS HE THREW THE W ATER, HSI RIGHT AND PASSED UNDER THE TORCH, CAUSING THE BURN.
1993 · 1 incident
July 27, 1993KS · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO RAISE DREDGE PIPELINE OUT OF THE WATER AND ON TO PONTOONS. WHILE IN THE WATER, HE BECAME ENTANGLED WITH SOME CATTAILWEEDS CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS SHOULDER AGAINST A PONTOON. HE SUFFERED A DISLOCATED RIGHT SHOULDER. HIS SHOULDER WAS REPAIRED AT THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM UNDER ANESTHESIA.
1992 · 1 incident
July 20, 1992KS · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPL USING CUTT3NG TORCH REPAIRING END GATE OF TRUCK.SEVERAL BEADS OF SLAG FLEW INTO LEFT BOOT CAUSING BURNS ON LEFT FOOT.SEVERAL DAYS LATER RECD INFECTION IN THIS FOOT AND HE RECD MEDICAL TRT MNT ON 9-27 BY 8R.RX MED ALSO FIVEN AND EMPL IS TO RETURN FOR CHECKUP IN 1 WK.