What are Fiesler Sand & Gravel LLC's MSHA penalties?

Fiesler Sand & Gravel LLC has $124K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $32K currently outstanding across 16 contested dockets.

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Fiesler Sand & Gravel LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Fiesler Sand and Gravel LLC · Surface

Controlled by Patricia Fiesler; Tony Fiesler

Erie, Erie County, PA · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 3607715

Fiesler Sand & Gravel LLC has $124K in proposed MSHA penalties and $32K outstanding across 16 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2001–2004
Latest incident: Dec 2004

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

148

citations

significant & substantial

$123,631

proposed penalties

$84,616

paid to date

68% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $39,015 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

1,172

inspection hours

12.6

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.

148 citations across 1,172 inspection hours.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

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.

$124K

proposed penalties

$117K

current assessed

$85K

paid to date

$32K

outstanding

139 assessments are final orders; 16 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-05.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

See also the operator's enforcement record

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
2025 Q4	2,600	5	2	1923.1
2025 Q3	2,400	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	2,100	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	160	2	0	12500.0
2024 Q4	1,800	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	2,000	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	1,775	4	0	2253.5
2024 Q1	0	0	0

Show 87 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	1,920	0	0	0.0
2023 Q3	2,450	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	1,695	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	200	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	837	2	0	2389.5
2022 Q3	1,950	3	0	1538.5
2022 Q2	750	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	50	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	1,340	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	2,480	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	1,700	0	0	0.0
2021 Q1	50	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	1,620	1	1	617.3
2020 Q3	810	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	890	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	200	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	1,640	4	1	2439.0
2019 Q3	2,700	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	2,290	7	1	3056.8
2019 Q1	360	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	1,610	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	2,645	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	681	2	1	2936.9
2018 Q1	520	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	1,950	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	2,750	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	2,000	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	2,669	3	1	1124.0
2016 Q2	3,100	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	1,350	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	2,800	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	1,635	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	1,400	5	0	3571.4
2014 Q3	2,750	5	1	1818.2
2014 Q2	2,338	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	2,120	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	1,906	2	0	1049.3
2013 Q1	40	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	1,430	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	2,400	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	2,194	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	0	0	0
2011 Q4	1,477	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	2,700	5	1	1851.9
2011 Q2	2,370	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	520	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	1,635	1	0	611.6
2010 Q3	1,801	21	2	11660.2
2010 Q2	708	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	0	0	0
2009 Q4	0	0	0
2009 Q3	0	0	0
2009 Q2	0	0	0
2009 Q1	0	0	0
2008 Q4	200	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	240	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	120	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	0	0	0
2007 Q4	340	8	3	23529.4
2007 Q3	540	3	1	5555.6
2007 Q2	620	6	1	9677.4
2007 Q1	152	1	0	6578.9
2006 Q4	2	1	0	500000.0
2006 Q3	340	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	1,430	2	0	1398.6
2006 Q1	0	0	0
2005 Q4	0	2	0
2005 Q3	630	11	1	17460.3
2004 Q4	1,317	2	1	1518.6
2004 Q3	2,160	2	1	925.9
2004 Q2	1,920	3	0	1562.5
2004 Q1	1,650	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	1,485	6	2	4040.4
2003 Q3	2,160	1	1	463.0
2003 Q2	1,920	6	1	3125.0
2003 Q1	200	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	1,080	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	1,490	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	1,625	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	900	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	482	1	0	2074.7
2001 Q3	2,600	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	2,520	11	4	4365.1
2001 Q1	600	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	414	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	2,500	1	0	400.0
2000 Q2	282	5	1	17730.5

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

December 6, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Kuhl Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Highwall collapse resulting in death of loader operator.

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2004 · 1 incident

December 6, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE

Kuhl Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOGGING CHAIN BOUND IN TRACK OF D9G TRACTOR INVISIBLE TO OPERATOR WHEN STARTED TRACTOR. BACKED ABOUT 15 FT, CHAIN TIGHTENED, BROKE & HIT OPERATOR ON SIDE OF NOSE (ABOUT 1" CUT) AND END OF CHIN (ABOUT 1/2" CUT). FOUR STITCHES IN CUT ON NOSE AND 1 STITCH IN CHIN.

2001 · 1 incident

April 25, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE

Kuhl Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck against stationary object

OVERLOADED BUCKET WITH HEAVY MUD, DOWNHILL SLOPE OF HAUL TRUCK, NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT.

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