Mining Incidents

Dewitt Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jerry De Witt
Healdsburg, Sonoma County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404979

Dewitt Sand & Gravel has $420 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Oct 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7
citations
1
significant & substantial
$420
proposed penalties
$420
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
44
inspection hours
n/a
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: 44 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Dewitt Sand & Gravel has $420 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$420
proposed penalties
$420
current assessed
$420
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-11-07.
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
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 502 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 700 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 667 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 939 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,379 1 0 725.2
2001 Q3 1,426 0 0 0.0
Show 6 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q2 1,581 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,011 2 0 994.5
2000 Q4 2,475 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,234 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,408 4 1 1661.1
2000 Q1 2,259 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1993 · 1 incident

October 26, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler FIRE
Jerry Dewitt Trucking Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS DISASSEMBLING A COMPACTOR ON FRI 10-22-93 FOR PARTS. WHEN RETURNED TO WROK TUES 10-26-93, HE STARTED CUTTING AND A SPARK OR THE HEADT FROM THE TORCH HIT OR LANDED ON THE FUEL TAN K AND IT IGNITED AND THE FLAME CAUGHT BOTH ARMS AND SINGED FACE.

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