imi Brownstown Sand & Gravel has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1992–2020
Latest incident
Oct 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
105
citations
31
significant & substantial
$20,870
proposed penalties
$15,697
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,173 gap.
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: 771 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
imi Brownstown Sand & Gravel has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 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.
$21K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
100 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
Of $11K in penalties contested before the Commission, $6K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-08-26.
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.
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.
27citations taken to the federal commission · 26% of citations on record
Settled
24 · 89%
Stood as issued
2 · 7%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 4%
67%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 12 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
53%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$6K proposed, $3K 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 2025-03-18.
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.
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: 2026-03-31
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
14
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (14)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2026-03-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2026-03-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cager Attendant
2026-03-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2026-03-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2023-09-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scaling (mechanical)
2023-09-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scaling (mechanical)
2023-09-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2021-03-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2021-03-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-05-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-04-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-04-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2011-08-23
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
1.03
0.16
Dredge/Barge Operator
2011-08-23
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.45
1.82
0.25
Crusher Oper/Worker
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
5
2025
5
2024
5
2023
4
2022
5
2021
4
2020
5
2019
4
2018
3
2017
2
2016
2
2015
2
2014
2
2013
2
2012
3
2011
2
2010
2
2009
2
2008
2
2007
2
2006
2
2005
2
2004
2
2003
3
2002
2
2001
3
2000
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
imi Brownstown Sand & Gravel sits in Jackson County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Jackson County, Indiana · Population 46,319
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$70,208
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
2026 Q2
3,251
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
3,080
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
1,608
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
2,890
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
3,080
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
2,539
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
1,760
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
1,931
2
2
1035.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
1,334
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
2,229
1
0
448.6
2023 Q4
1,570
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
2,152
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
2,706
1
0
369.5
2023 Q1
2,096
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
2,256
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
1,723
1
1
580.4
2022 Q2
1,714
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
1,684
2
1
1187.6
2021 Q4
1,868
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
1,440
2
0
1388.9
2021 Q2
1,985
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
1,913
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
1,806
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
2,333
1
1
428.6
2020 Q2
2,353
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
2,658
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
3,041
1
0
328.8
2019 Q3
2,276
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
1,888
1
0
529.7
2019 Q1
2,233
1
0
447.8
2018 Q4
2,500
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
1,640
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
1,229
4
1
3254.7
2018 Q1
680
2
0
2941.2
2017 Q4
1,097
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
1,189
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
1,196
2
0
1672.2
2017 Q1
708
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
1,038
4
0
3853.6
2016 Q3
1,158
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
1,091
2
1
1833.2
2016 Q1
971
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
1,129
3
1
2657.2
2015 Q3
1,035
1
0
966.2
2015 Q2
1,125
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
857
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1,158
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
1,161
3
1
2584.0
2014 Q2
1,399
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
675
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
1,082
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,061
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,192
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
608
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,400
4
3
2857.1
2012 Q3
1,500
14
5
9333.3
2012 Q2
1,152
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
960
3
0
3125.0
2011 Q4
1,056
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
960
5
2
5208.3
2011 Q2
1,040
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
960
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
1,040
2
0
1923.1
2010 Q3
960
8
1
8333.3
2010 Q2
1,040
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
1,040
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
960
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
1,040
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
1,040
2
0
1923.1
2009 Q1
640
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
800
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
1,200
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
1,040
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
520
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
560
1
0
1785.7
2007 Q3
1,560
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
1,323
3
0
2267.6
2007 Q1
710
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
640
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,350
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,040
1
0
961.5
2006 Q1
650
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,121
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
987
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,175
10
4
8510.6
2005 Q1
960
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,234
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,161
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,080
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
984
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,951
3
0
1537.7
2003 Q3
1,321
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,370
1
0
729.9
2003 Q1
443
1
1
2257.3
2002 Q4
1,181
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
1,108
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,266
3
2
2369.7
2002 Q1
911
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,600
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,368
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
1,402
8
4
5706.1
2001 Q1
1,004
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,667
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
1,915
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,764
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
1,128
2
0
1773.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2020 · 1 incident
October 13, 2020IN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
IMI Aggregates LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was moving a 2x3x.75 steel plate off of a pallet onto a work table. The steel plate was positioned vertically on the table and started to slip. EE attempted to stop the fall of the plate and injured EE's Left Middle Finger. EE was wearing PPE at the time of the incident.
EMPLOYEE SET A STICK OF 20' ANGLE IRON ON 2 FLOATS WHICH MADE IT 3' OFF THE GROUND TO CUT IT INTO PIECES TO MAKE FLOAT PIPES. WHEN CUTTING OFF A 39" PIECE (THE 20' PIECE) FELL AND LANDED ON THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.
2004 · 1 incident
October 1, 2004IN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS