Greylock Sand and Gravel: 101 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Greylock Sand and Gravel has $49K in proposed MSHA penalties and $42K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
101
citations
38
significant & substantial
$49,370
proposed penalties
$7,114
paid to date
14% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $42,256 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
30
inspections on record
336
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: 336 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Greylock Sand and Gravel has $49K in proposed MSHA penalties and $42K outstanding across 2 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.$49K
proposed penalties
$49K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$42K
outstanding
100 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-09-30.
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.38.0%
significant & substantial
25.0%
high negligence or reckless
38.0%
reasonably likely or greater
67.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.0% low, 72.0% moderate, 25.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2
citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
- Stood as issued 1 · 50%
- Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 50%
23%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $1K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2007-10-18.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YORK 2008-6M | Default | Lesnick | 2010 | $1K → $1K |
| YORK 2008-28M | Withdrawal | Lesnick | 2012 | $362 → $0 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Della Concrete Corporation 1999 to 2013
- Greylock Sand & Gravel, LLC 2013 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Greylock Sand and Gravel sits in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.Berkshire County, Massachusetts · Population 128,047
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$72,565
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 2,340 | 12 | 4 | 5128.2 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 560 | 11 | 5 | 19642.9 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,224 | 1 | 0 | 817.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 992 | 1 | 0 | 1008.1 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q1 | 862 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,973 | 16 | 5 | 8109.5 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,950 | 13 | 5 | 6666.7 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,040 | 1 | 0 | 490.2 |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,940 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,320 | 9 | 4 | 6818.2 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,480 | 9 | 4 | 6081.1 |
| 2005 Q1 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 880 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,280 | 2 | 1 | 1562.5 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 380 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 830 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,060 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,180 | 5 | 2 | 4237.3 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,620 | 7 | 3 | 4321.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 80000.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,540 | 4 | 0 | 2597.4 |
| 2001 Q2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q4 | 440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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.