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GRIMES SAND & GRAVEL: 53 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lewis F Grimes
New Matamoras, Washington County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304268

GRIMES SAND & GRAVEL has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1992–2008
Latest incident
Sep 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
53
citations
9
significant & substantial
$4,701
proposed penalties
$4,701
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Grimes Sand & Gravel's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
42
inspections on record
519
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: 519 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

GRIMES SAND & GRAVEL has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
53 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $217 in penalties contested before the Commission, $117 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-10-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
17.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
17.0%
reasonably likely or greater
37.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 13.2% low, 86.8% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ 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 · 4% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 50%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 50%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
46%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$217 proposed, $117 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 2010-04-16.
Contested penalties
ⓘ 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
LAKE 2010-660M Settlement Lesnick 2012 $217 → $117
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2014-10-23, 11 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
16
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg10
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (16)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2014-10-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2010-05-12 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.42 Truck Driver
2010-05-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2010-05-12 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-05-12 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Backhoe Operator
2004-11-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2004-11-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-11-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-11-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2003-11-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-11-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-11-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2000-08-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2000-08-22 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.42 10 0.04 Utility Man
2000-08-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 1.44 0.15 Truck Driver
2000-08-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 1.94 0.08 Backhoe Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

GRIMES SAND & GRAVEL recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2004.

Injury rate, 2004
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.73 and the all-US-mining average was 4.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Ohio, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.32 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 9.23 9.23 0.000
2001 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2000 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Grimes Sand & Gravel 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2014 5
2013 6
2012 7
2011 6
2010 8
2009 7
2008 7
2007 9
2006 9
2005 10
2004 10
2003 10
2002 10
2001 10
2000 10
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

GRIMES SAND & GRAVEL sits in Washington County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 1.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Washington County, Ohio · Population 59,318
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$61,355
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2014 Q4 564 2 1 3546.1
2014 Q3 2,311 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,615 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,175 2 0 919.5
2013 Q4 2,499 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,231 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,372 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,505 0 0 0.0
Show 52 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q4 2,812 2 0 711.2
2012 Q3 3,234 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,303 2 0 605.5
2012 Q1 2,616 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,612 2 0 765.7
2011 Q3 2,714 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,292 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,413 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,373 2 0 592.9
2010 Q3 3,385 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,066 2 0 652.3
2010 Q1 2,403 2 2 832.3
2009 Q4 3,008 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,221 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,236 2 0 618.0
2009 Q1 2,599 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,673 6 1 2244.7
2008 Q3 3,467 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,286 4 2 1217.3
2008 Q1 3,030 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,917 1 0 255.3
2007 Q3 4,884 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,441 1 0 225.2
2007 Q1 3,761 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,697 2 0 425.8
2006 Q3 4,684 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,221 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,266 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,939 2 0 507.7
2005 Q3 5,588 1 0 179.0
2005 Q2 4,992 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,357 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,502 5 0 908.8
2004 Q3 5,393 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,389 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,749 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,777 5 2 865.5
2003 Q3 6,128 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,445 2 0 367.3
2003 Q1 4,318 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,459 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,229 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,807 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,093 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,230 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,442 3 1 551.3
2001 Q2 5,098 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,748 2 0 421.2
2000 Q4 4,990 1 0 200.4
2000 Q3 5,342 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,609 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,661 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2008 · 1 incident

September 3, 2008 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grimes Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Driving bushings into excavator and EE was assisting by holding the pin. Handle broke and the steel part hit his left hand, cutting his inner palm and injuring his thumb.

2003 · 1 incident

January 8, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grimes Sand & Gravel · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS STANDING ON GRAVEL WASHER PULLING ON A TARP STRAP TO FASTEN A PIECE OF RUBBER. THE BELT STRAP CAME UNHOOKED CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARDS ONTO HIS WRIST.

1992 · 1 incident

September 26, 1992 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grimes Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

PART OWNERS EE & EE HAD ADJUSTED BELT & STARTED IT EE WENT TO GET A LOAD OF MATERIAL WHILE EE WAS PUTTING GUARD BACK ON EE SAID HE TRIPPED & TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF PLACINT HAND ON HEAD ROLLER CATCHING GLOVE PULLING ARM INTO BELT