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.
Gravel Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Fox Creek Aggregates
· Surface
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
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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.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
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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.$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.
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 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 |
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| 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
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