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Dry Fork Sand & Gravel: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Cleves, Hamilton County, OH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3304460

Dry Fork Sand & Gravel has $216K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2004–2021
Latest incident
Jul 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
48
citations
10
significant & substantial
$216,063
proposed penalties
$177,063
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $39,000 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
55
inspections on record
1,588
inspection hours
3.0
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.
48 citations across 1,588 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Dry Fork Sand & Gravel has $216K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$216K
proposed penalties
$177K
current assessed
$177K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
47 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $210K in penalties contested before the Commission, $171K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-22.
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.
21.3%
significant & substantial
12.8%
high negligence or reckless
21.3%
reasonably likely or greater
42.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 25.5% low, 61.7% moderate, 12.8% 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.
5 citations taken to the federal commission · 10% of citations on record
  • Settled 3 · 60%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 2 · 40%
60%
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 5 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
19%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$210K proposed, $171K 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 2016-04-14.
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 2016-0261 Settlement Lewis 2018 $210K → $171K
LAKE 2010-584M Withdrawal Harner 2011 $234 → $0
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: 2025-12-10
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
33
samples
8
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg19
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz9
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (33)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-12-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-12-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2025-12-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2025-12-10 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.27 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-03-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 1.12 0.16 Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-03-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2023-10-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-10-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.4 Dredge/Barge Operator
2023-10-04 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Truck Driver
2023-10-04 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 10 0.02 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-05-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 Truck Driver
2022-05-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2022-05-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2020-10-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 Crusher Oper/Worker
2020-10-14 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 Truck Driver
2017-10-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2017-10-11 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.18 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-10-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2016-10-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-10-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-01-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-05-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-05-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 1.11 0.17 Washer Operator
2007-05-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 0.75 0.59 Truck Driver
2004-02-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 1.12 0.31 Truck Driver
2004-02-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-02-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-02-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 1.25 0.26 Truck Driver
2004-02-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 1.1 0.20 Crusher Oper/Worker
2000-07-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2000-07-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2000-07-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2000-07-11 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.

Dry Fork Sand & Gravel recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2023.

Injury rate, 2023
ⓘ 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 1.78 and the all-US-mining average was 2.10 cases per 100 workers.
In Ohio, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.13 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
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2011 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2010 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2009 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2007 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2006 * 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.
Ownership history
  1. James Bunnell Inc 2000 to 2008
  2. Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 9
2025 9
2024 10
2023 9
2022 10
2021 9
2020 9
2019 9
2018 9
2017 8
2016 11
2015 9
2014 9
2013 9
2012 10
2011 10
2010 9
2009 10
2008 12
2007 13
2006 13
2005 13
2004 13
2003 12
2002 10
2001 6
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Dry Fork Sand & Gravel sits in Hamilton County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Hamilton County, Ohio · Population 827,878
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$70,816
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 5,252 1 0 190.4
2026 Q1 4,382 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 4,922 3 1 609.5
2025 Q3 5,579 1 0 179.2
2025 Q2 4,684 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,524 1 0 283.8
2024 Q4 4,033 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,222 0 0 0.0
Show 97 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 5,139 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,167 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 4,551 2 0 439.5
2023 Q3 5,915 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 5,458 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,431 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,857 1 0 205.9
2022 Q3 5,581 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 6,131 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,370 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,847 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,191 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 5,685 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,839 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 5,107 1 0 195.8
2020 Q3 4,828 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 4,769 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,404 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,292 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,368 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,974 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,693 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,457 2 0 578.5
2018 Q3 4,650 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 4,795 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,575 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,348 2 0 374.0
2017 Q3 5,173 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,734 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,181 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,882 3 0 772.8
2016 Q3 5,170 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,970 1 0 201.2
2016 Q1 3,060 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 5,651 3 3 530.9
2015 Q3 4,820 4 1 829.9
2015 Q2 4,220 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,836 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,092 1 0 244.4
2014 Q3 5,348 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,557 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,948 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,533 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,049 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,933 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,284 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 6,509 2 0 307.3
2012 Q3 7,742 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 9,341 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,065 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 7,200 2 1 277.8
2011 Q3 7,957 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,180 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,602 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 6,248 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 6,437 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 6,038 1 0 165.6
2010 Q1 3,555 1 0 281.3
2009 Q4 6,683 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,596 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,702 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,145 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 7,027 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 7,956 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,080 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 6,885 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 8,291 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 9,415 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 8,845 1 0 113.1
2007 Q1 7,918 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 8,051 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 9,275 1 0 107.8
2006 Q2 8,997 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 8,641 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 8,318 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 10,335 3 2 290.3
2005 Q2 9,455 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 7,829 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 8,394 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 8,844 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,579 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 7,680 1 0 130.2
2003 Q4 8,802 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 10,908 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 7,973 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,705 2 0 350.6
2002 Q4 6,430 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,478 3 0 463.1
2002 Q2 5,862 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,478 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,920 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,848 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,459 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,972 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,465 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,349 1 1 229.9
2000 Q2 457 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 10, 2015 OH · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent Fatality · MACHINERY
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Drowning

The employee was performing work activities on a sand dredge to free a clam shell bucket from material in a lake when the dredge capsized.

Reportable incidents

6 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2021 · 1 incident

July 2, 2021 OH · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employees were realigning the tracks on a CAT 235C excavator. As the operator jogged the machine forward, a small piece of metal broke of the sprocket and struck an employee in the right forearm.

2015 · 2 incidents

September 28, 2015 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee walked to haul unit upon start of shift, climbed up steps of truck and sat down in seat to begin preshift inspection. Another employee noticed that employee was in distress, ERP was initiated and employee was eventually taken via ambulance to ER where he was pronounced dead. Causes of death on coroner's report are Coronary Atherosclerosis and Adenocurcinoma of Lung.

July 10, 2015 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The employee was performing work activities on a sand dredge to free a clam shell bucket from material in a lake when the dredge capsized.

2007 · 1 incident

May 9, 2007 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
James Bunnell Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was ascending stairs when he felt a pain in his back.

2006 · 1 incident

May 31, 2006 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
James Bunnell Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee radioed the plant operator shortly after beginning his shift to complain of chest pains. He was operating a haul truck and was under no stress at the time. He was transported to the hospital by EMS (as directed by the conpany's emergency response plan). Doctors later diagnosed a heart attack. This event was in no way work related.

2004 · 1 incident

March 30, 2004 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James Bunnell Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using an electric overhead hoist to remove bolw bars from a Hazemag crusher when the Jib supporting the hoist broke free and struck him on the leg