Davis Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Ground was presently compact snow & lightly snowing & the fall "slip" was on a slight slope or degree.
Davis Sand & Gravel Incorporated: 95 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Davis Sand & Gravel Incorporated has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1991–2019
- Latest incident
- Feb 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
95
citations
24
significant & substantial
$16,475
proposed penalties
$14,874
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,601 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
71
inspections on record
1,044
inspection hours
9.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.95 citations across 1,044 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Davis Sand & Gravel Incorporated has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$16K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
95 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $6K in penalties contested before the Commission, $4K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.25.3%
significant & substantial
2.1%
high negligence or reckless
24.2%
reasonably likely or greater
53.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 18.9% low, 78.9% moderate, 2.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
18
citations taken to the federal commission · 19% of citations on record
- Settled 15 · 83%
- Vacated or withdrawn 3 · 17%
88%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 8 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
32%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$6K proposed, $4K 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 2019-04-30.
Contested penalties
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST 2010-1402M | Settlement | McCarthy | 2011 | $2K → $2K |
| WEST 2019-0292 | Settlement | Simonton | 2019 | $2K → $1K |
| WEST 2007-202M | Settlement | Bulluck | 2007 | $492 → $288 |
| WEST 2005-26M | Settlement | Lesnick | 2005 | $304 → $240 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2023-10-25
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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.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
13
samples
6
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg6
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz5
- Arsenic fumes1
- Beryllium fumes1
Show the individual readings (25)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-25 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.34 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2019-12-19 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Supervisor, Co. Official | ||
| 2019-12-19 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2017-03-08 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2017-03-08 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.24 | 0.6 | 0.40 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2013-05-15 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.37 | 0.56 | 0.66 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-06-18 | Chromium, insoluble | 0.08 | 3 | 0.03 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-06-18 | Cobalt fumes | 0 | 300 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-06-18 | Copper fumes | 14.9 | 300 | 0.05 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-06-18 | Iron oxide fumes | 2.23 | 20 | 0.11 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-06-18 | Lead fumes | 5.1 | 450 | 0.01 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-06-18 | Magnesium oxide fumes | 0.06 | 20 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-06-18 | Molybdenum fumes | 0 | 20 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-06-18 | Nickel fumes | 0.02 | 3 | 0.01 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-06-18 | Vanadium fumes | 0 | 50 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-06-18 | Zinc oxide fumes | 0.02 | 10 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-06-18 | Manganese fumes | 2.65 | 5 | 0.53 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-06-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.2 | 1.49 | 0.13 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-06-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.13 | 1.18 | 0.11 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-06-18 | Arsenic fumes | 0 | 1500 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-06-18 | Beryllium fumes | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-06-18 | Cadmium oxide fumes | 0 | 100 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2001-12-12 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2000-11-22 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2000-11-22 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | 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.
Ownership history
- Davis Sand & Gravel Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2000 | 5 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Davis Sand & Gravel Incorporated sits in Clallam County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Clallam County, Washington · Population 77,593
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$67,999
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 Q1 | 256 | 3 | 0 | 11718.8 |
| 2025 Q4 | 592 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 876 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,008 | 1 | 0 | 992.1 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,217 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,745 | 3 | 0 | 1719.2 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,217 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,305 | 1 | 0 | 766.3 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q1 | 1,525 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 1,440 | 1 | 0 | 694.4 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,452 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,542 | 3 | 0 | 1945.5 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1,508 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,610 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,934 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,583 | 2 | 0 | 1263.4 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,670 | 2 | 0 | 1197.6 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,817 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 2,015 | 4 | 0 | 1985.1 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,985 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,210 | 2 | 0 | 905.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 2,137 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,488 | 2 | 0 | 1344.1 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,936 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,305 | 9 | 3 | 6896.6 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,962 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 2,033 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,928 | 1 | 1 | 518.7 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,549 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,954 | 6 | 2 | 3070.6 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,985 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,841 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,887 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,788 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,849 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,894 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,804 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,571 | 3 | 1 | 1909.6 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,446 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,525 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,889 | 1 | 0 | 529.4 |
| 2015 Q3 | 2,124 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,468 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,781 | 2 | 1 | 1123.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,825 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,434 | 4 | 2 | 2789.4 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,848 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,398 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,480 | 1 | 1 | 675.7 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,445 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,408 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,368 | 1 | 0 | 731.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,744 | 2 | 0 | 1146.8 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,752 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,387 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,746 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,442 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,998 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,915 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,612 | 7 | 3 | 4342.4 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,173 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,962 | 2 | 0 | 1019.4 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,838 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,417 | 1 | 0 | 413.7 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,632 | 7 | 4 | 4289.2 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,799 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,668 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,219 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,175 | 2 | 0 | 919.5 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,906 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,434 | 1 | 0 | 410.8 |
| 2007 Q1 | 2,175 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,168 | 3 | 2 | 1383.8 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,448 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,349 | 1 | 0 | 425.7 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,837 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,678 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,976 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,267 | 1 | 0 | 441.1 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,202 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,492 | 2 | 0 | 802.6 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,494 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,324 | 4 | 1 | 1721.2 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,292 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,326 | 1 | 0 | 429.9 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,585 | 1 | 0 | 386.8 |
| 2003 Q2 | 2,430 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,595 | 2 | 0 | 770.7 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,384 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,485 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,167 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 2,301 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,221 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,120 | 6 | 3 | 2830.2 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,156 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 2,221 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file2019 · 1 incident
2018 · 1 incident
June 29, 2018
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Davis Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
Spark from grinder got behind safety glasses and left scar in right eye of employee.
2014 · 1 incident
March 18, 2014
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Davis Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
not sure where or when injury occurred. There was a slight discomfort on and off throughout the day mostly on when the sun comes out. Wednesday same thing so I went to the eye doctor and he found small metallic pieces and removed them.
2009 · 1 incident
October 20, 2009
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Davis Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Lifting heavy Elec motor approx. 4 foot above ground onto conveyor belt. A crane or more people would prevent this from happening again.
2008 · 1 incident
November 5, 2008
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Davis Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
Operator was climbing loader ladder to cab. Foot slipped grip broke fall BUT made him hit rib cage on ladder. Stayed at work. Went to Dr in evening for x-rays. Diagnosis, no bone damage just bruising. Returned to work next shift. Following day was scheduled vacation. During weekend, he sneezed causing severe pain to ribs. Went to Dr & was told not work 1-3 wks depending.
2006 · 1 incident
March 17, 2006
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Davis Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Changing screen, while lifting screen into place, it slipped out of EE's hand, tearing tissue on R. hand, 2nd finger. Required sutures (4).
2004 · 1 incident
August 18, 2004
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davis Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was repairing conveyor belt using hammer to position clamp. missed clamp hit thumb. impact of hammer to thumb caused laceration that required stitches.
1998 · 1 incident
January 6, 1998
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Davis Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WOULD COMPLAIN ABOUT A BACK ACHE WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. ON 12-11-97 HE WAS IN SUCH DISCOMFORT WE SENT HIM TO THE DOCTOR FOR A CHECK UP. DR. FELT THAT IT WAS A 50% CHANCE OR MORE T HAT IT WAS OPERATING AND BOUNCING IN THE LOADER THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF LOWER BACK TRAUMA.
1993 · 1 incident
Davis Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SEPARATING ROCK BY HAND-ONE ROCK PUSHED AGAINST ANOTHER WITH HAND BETWEEN. CUT FINGER THRU GLOVE NEEDED STITCHES AND XRAY TO BE SURE NOT BROKE.
1992 · 1 incident
January 30, 1992
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Davis Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BONE IN LEFT WRIST WORN AND CREATED A CYST OVER PERIOD OF TIME CAUSING PAIN-CONDITIONS CAUSING PROBLEM WERE PROBABLY REPEATED ROUTINE MOVEMENT TURNING STEERING WHEEL OF LOADER.NOTE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT WAS JOB RELATED
1991 · 1 incident
Davis Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BOLT SLIPPED WHILE TIGHTENING DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND. REQUIRED 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.