Mining Incidents

Harris Sand & Gravel: 15 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Harris Enterprises LLP · Surface
Victor, Ravalli County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2402367

Harris Sand & Gravel has $2K 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
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
15
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,903
proposed penalties
$1,903
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
18
inspections on record
109
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: 109 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Harris Sand & Gravel has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
15 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $400 in penalties contested before the Commission, $400 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-01-06.
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.
6.7%
significant & substantial
6.7%
high negligence or reckless
6.7%
reasonably likely or greater
13.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.0% low, 73.3% moderate, 6.7% 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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$400 proposed, $400 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 2007-01-13.
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
WEST 2007-187M Settlement Manning 2008 $400 → $400
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: 2009-11-03, 16 years ago
1
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2009-11-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader 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.
Ownership history
  1. Harris Sand & Gravel 2004 to 2008
  2. Harris Enterprises LLP 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2024 3
2023 4
2013 3
2012 3
2011 3
2010 3
2009 3
2008 4
2007 4
2006 4
2005 2
2004 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Harris Sand & Gravel sits in Ravalli County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 1.2% 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.
Ravalli County, Montana · Population 45,807
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$71,323
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
2024 Q1 74 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 177 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 111 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 69 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 94 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 37 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 83 1 0 12048.2
Show 27 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q1 50 1 0 20000.0
2010 Q4 2 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 57 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 60 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 66 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 112 2 1 17857.1
2009 Q3 37 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 92 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 7 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 33 2 0 60606.1
2008 Q3 154 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 97 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 148 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 202 5 0 24752.5
2007 Q3 161 1 0 6211.2
2007 Q2 145 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 165 1 0 6060.6
2006 Q4 95 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 165 1 0 6060.6
2006 Q2 670 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 156 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 25 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 386 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 245 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 144 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 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.