Mining Incidents

Gravel Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by James S. Peterson
Mt. Grove, Wright County, MO  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 2302361

Gravel Pit has $44K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 11 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2020
Latest incident
Jul 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
58
citations
20
significant & substantial
$44,321
proposed penalties
$27,344
paid to date
62% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,977 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
26
inspections on record
684
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: 684 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Gravel Pit has $44K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 11 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.
$44K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$100
outstanding
55 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-25.
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
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q4 4 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 4 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q2 28 0 0 0.0
Show 27 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 3 0
2021 Q3 30 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 24 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 80 3 0 37500.0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 42 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 41 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 282 7 3 24822.7
2010 Q3 542 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 600 2 2 3333.3
2010 Q1 510 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 218 6 3 27522.9
2009 Q3 360 3 2 8333.3
2009 Q2 428 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 310 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 372 5 1 13440.9
2008 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 456 2 1 4386.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 400 8 2 20000.0
2007 Q3 0 0 0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 29, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Fox Creek Aggregates · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

A front-end loader operator was attempting to clear a buildup of sand from a stacker conveyor belt's tailpiece when the operator's arm became entangled. The victim was air lifted to a trauma center where the victim died a week later.

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