Mining Incidents

Buckhart Sand & Gravel Co Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Truman L Flatt III
Rochcester, Sangamon County, IL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1101065

Buckhart Sand & Gravel Co Inc has $44K in proposed MSHA penalties and $15K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1989–2002
Latest incident
Apr 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
152
citations
24
significant & substantial
$44,132
proposed penalties
$29,203
paid to date
66% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $14,929 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
63
inspections on record
1,042
inspection hours
14.6
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.
152 citations across 1,042 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Buckhart Sand & Gravel Co Inc has $44K in proposed MSHA penalties and $15K outstanding across 0 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.
$44K
proposed penalties
$44K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$15K
outstanding
150 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 5,960 1 1 167.8
2025 Q3 5,967 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,211 2 0 322.0
2025 Q1 5,232 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,024 1 0 166.0
2024 Q3 5,556 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,067 4 1 659.3
2024 Q1 6,034 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 6,119 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 7,157 7 1 978.1
2023 Q2 6,916 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 6,288 4 0 636.1
2022 Q4 6,341 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 6,836 5 1 731.4
2022 Q2 6,697 1 0 149.3
2022 Q1 5,588 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 6,317 1 0 158.3
2021 Q3 6,431 1 0 155.5
2021 Q2 6,552 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,298 1 0 232.7
2020 Q4 6,337 3 0 473.4
2020 Q3 7,085 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 6,490 3 1 462.2
2020 Q1 5,381 2 1 371.7
2019 Q4 6,158 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 7,270 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,932 2 0 288.5
2019 Q1 4,884 1 0 204.8
2018 Q4 6,934 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 9,613 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 6,201 2 1 322.5
2018 Q1 5,717 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 7,125 4 0 561.4
2017 Q3 7,992 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 7,465 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 5,148 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 5,939 5 0 841.9
2016 Q3 6,269 1 0 159.5
2016 Q2 6,436 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,156 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 5,982 2 0 334.3
2015 Q3 5,977 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,233 4 0 641.7
2015 Q1 4,441 4 1 900.7
2014 Q4 6,101 10 2 1639.1
2014 Q3 6,289 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 6,272 4 0 637.8
2014 Q1 3,916 1 0 255.4
2013 Q4 6,264 3 0 478.9
2013 Q3 6,192 10 0 1615.0
2013 Q2 5,866 1 0 170.5
2013 Q1 3,590 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,239 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 8,200 8 1 975.6
2012 Q2 7,629 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,725 2 0 423.3
2011 Q4 7,336 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 8,688 1 0 115.1
2011 Q2 9,288 3 0 323.0
2011 Q1 8,113 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 8,478 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 9,311 3 0 322.2
2010 Q2 7,901 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 7,459 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 8,970 3 1 334.4
2009 Q3 8,969 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 8,436 3 1 355.6
2009 Q1 6,990 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 8,615 7 1 812.5
2008 Q3 9,180 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 8,325 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 6,893 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 8,012 9 3 1123.3
2007 Q3 8,661 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 8,592 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6,998 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 7,704 5 0 649.0
2006 Q3 8,390 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 8,952 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 12,244 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,990 2 1 250.3
2005 Q3 8,926 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 14,467 1 0 69.1
2005 Q1 5,837 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 7,782 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 8,153 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,301 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 6,844 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,785 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 7,356 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 7,944 6 1 755.3
2003 Q1 6,777 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,371 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,601 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 8,218 2 1 243.4
2002 Q1 7,514 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 7,864 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 9,590 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,983 5 2 556.6
2001 Q1 8,033 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 8,735 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 9,148 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 8,266 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 7,684 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2002 · 1 incident

April 2, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buckhart Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS WASHING OFF DECK OF DREDGE WITH HOSE & TURNED WRONG AND BACK STARTED HURTING. WORKED 2 DAYS AFTER GOT WORSE AND WENT TO DR. AND HAD XRAYS SHOWED OK. SO DR. SAID TAKE 3 DAYS OFF WORK AND GAVE ME MEDICATION AND WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE OR OPERATE HEAVY MACHINERY.

1995 · 1 incident

March 24, 1995 IL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buckhart Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS GETTING INTO THE WORK BOAT AND IN DOING SO, EITHER STEPPED WRONG ON HIS FOOT OR TRIPPED ON SOMETHING CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS ANKLE.

1991 · 1 incident

December 10, 1991 IL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buckhart Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TAKING PIPE OFF DREDGE AND PIPE MOVED AND PINNED MANS ARM.

1989 · 1 incident

April 27, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Buckhart Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DREDGE OPERATOR WAS GOING OUT TO CHECK BOOSTER PUMP ON THE WAY HE PASSED BY ONE OF THE COUPLER ON THE PIPELINE WHEN IT CAME APART AND KNOCKED HIM INTO THE WATER HE THEN WAS FLOATING IN THE WAT ER WITH HIS LIFTJACKET ON UNTIL HE WAS PICKED UP AFTER MINUTES LATER.

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