Mining Incidents

Eljay Cone: 35 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

OK Gravel Works · Surface
Controlled by Wade Olson
Cascade, Valley County, ID  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1002074

Eljay Cone has $4K 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
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
35
citations
7
significant & substantial
$3,860
proposed penalties
$3,860
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
33
inspections on record
267
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: 267 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Eljay Cone has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
35 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-01-22.
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.
20.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
20.0%
reasonably likely or greater
60.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.3% low, 85.7% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2017-06-28, 9 years ago
3
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (3)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2017-06-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2013-08-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-08-30 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
  1. Roadrunner Ready Mix 2005 to 2012
  2. OK Gravel Works 2012 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 2
2025 2
2024 2
2023 1
2022 2
2021 3
2020 4
2019 3
2018 2
2017 2
2016 3
2015 3
2014 2
2013 2
2012 3
2011 2
2010 3
2009 2
2008 1
2007 3
2006 1
2005 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Eljay Cone sits in Valley County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Valley County, Idaho · Population 12,136
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$76,125
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 0 0 0
2026 Q1 81 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 70 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,531 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 2 0
2024 Q4 882 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,345 0 0 0.0
Show 70 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q4 132 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 350 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 134 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 547 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 283 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 321 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,371 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 782 1 0 1278.8
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 806 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 907 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 681 1 0 1468.4
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 82 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 235 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 735 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 0 3 1
2018 Q3 390 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 304 2 1 6578.9
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 120 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,810 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 183 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 242 2 0 8264.5
2016 Q3 1,898 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 174 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 205 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 600 1 0 1666.7
2015 Q2 850 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 897 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,017 1 0 983.3
2014 Q3 1,366 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,550 1 0 645.2
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 222 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,150 1 0 465.1
2013 Q2 708 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 947 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,203 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 56 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 125 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 266 1 0 3759.4
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 282 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 526 4 1 7604.6
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 470 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 830 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 820 7 2 8536.6
2009 Q2 4 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 0 1 0
2008 Q2 3 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 140 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,520 2 0 1315.8
2007 Q2 3,120 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 240 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 400 4 2 10000.0
2006 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 68 1 0 14705.9

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.