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Kimmel Gravel: 34 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by The Heritage Group
Kimmell, Noble County, IN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1202042

Kimmel Gravel has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Nov 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
34
citations
8
significant & substantial
$3,993
proposed penalties
$3,993
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Speedway Sand & Gravel, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
32
inspections on record
261
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: 261 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Kimmel Gravel has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
34 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-10.
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.
23.5%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
23.5%
reasonably likely or greater
17.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 17.6% low, 82.4% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2024-04-24
3
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (3)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-04-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2017-10-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer 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. State Line Sand & Gravel Inc 1988 to 1991
  2. Vulcan Materials Company 1991 to 1995
  3. Merritt Sand & Gravel Inc 1995 to 2005
  4. Niblock Excavating 2005 to 2025
  5. Speedway Sand & Gravel, LLC 2026 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 3
2025 3
2024 5
2023 4
2022 6
2021 8
2020 12
2019 9
2018 7
2017 4
2016 6
2015 8
2014 6
2013 6
2012 7
2011 3
2010 4
2009 2
2008 3
2007 3
2006 4
2003 0
2002 0
2001 0
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Kimmel Gravel sits in Noble County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Noble County, Indiana · Population 47,417
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$70,908
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 1,134 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 679 1 0 1472.8
2025 Q4 1,750 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,985 2 0 1007.6
2025 Q2 1,129 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 131 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 332 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 603 0 0 0.0
Show 87 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 357 8 4 22409.0
2024 Q1 436 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 338 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 454 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 616 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 567 3 0 5291.0
2022 Q4 524 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 763 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 460 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 417 1 0 2398.1
2021 Q4 682 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 666 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 832 3 0 3605.8
2021 Q1 922 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 842 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 520 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 992 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,168 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 669 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 739 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,430 1 0 699.3
2019 Q1 957 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 644 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 692 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 765 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 243 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 434 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 609 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 478 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 328 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 686 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 543 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 604 2 0 3311.3
2016 Q1 150 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 239 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 441 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,251 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 824 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 770 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,312 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 839 3 0 3575.7
2014 Q1 372 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 708 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,156 1 1 865.1
2013 Q2 1,112 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 459 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 745 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 592 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 138 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 770 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 541 1 0 1848.4
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 665 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 595 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 63 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 6 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 427 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 549 2 1 3643.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 663 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 638 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 653 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 122 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 925 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 535 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 71 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,268 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,467 6 2 4090.0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 16 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 373 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 619 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 580 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 535 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1997 · 3 incidents

November 17, 1997 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Merritt Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine

DURING NORMAL MAINTENCE HE WAS JUST GETTING STARTED FOR THE DAY. HE WAS CHECKING THE OIL & FEL OFF THE LOADER ON THE GROUND HE HURT HIS LEFT ANKLE.

October 1, 1997 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Merritt Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DURING NORMAL DAILY CLEANUP THE BELT BROKE AND IN TURN BROKE THE GUARD, WHICH HIT EE.

May 20, 1997 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Merritt Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

DURING NORMAL DAILY CLEANUP, THE EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A SMALL PIECE OF CONCRETE. IT BROKE AND CAUSED HIM TO LOST HIS BALANCE AND FALL.