Gravelco Inc · Struck by falling object
TRK WAS NOT BLOCKED PROPERLY WAS INSERTING STUDSINTO A WHEEL PULLED TRK SIDEWAYS OFF JACK ONTO FOOT. EE CRUSHED HIS FOOT
GRAVELCO, INC.: 14 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
GRAVELCO, INC. has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $580 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2000
- Latest incident
- Sep 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
14
citations
5
significant & substantial
$1,433
proposed penalties
$853
paid to date
60% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $580 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
5
inspections on record
34
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: 34 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
GRAVELCO, INC. has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $580 outstanding across 1 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.$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$853
paid to date
$580
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $800 in penalties contested before the Commission, $0 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-04-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.38.5%
significant & substantial
15.4%
high negligence or reckless
38.5%
reasonably likely or greater
61.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 84.6% moderate, 15.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENT20020306M | Withdrawal | Schroeder | 2003 | $800 → $0 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Gravelco Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2000 | 6 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
GRAVELCO, INC. sits in Parker County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 1.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Parker County, Texas · Population 158,079
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$102,099
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q2 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 660 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,690 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 3,360 | 9 | 4 | 2678.6 |
| 2001 Q1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,200 | 1 | 0 | 454.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q3 | 3,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 2,880 | 4 | 1 | 1388.9 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.