Mining Incidents

KIRBYS SAND & GRAVEL Metal/Non-Metal

Kirby & Sons Inc · Surface
Controlled by Minor E Kirby
Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, OH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3302403

KIRBYS SAND & GRAVEL has $42K 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
7
Years on record
1991–2010
Latest incident
Nov 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
183
citations
42
significant & substantial
$41,842
proposed penalties
$41,842
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
64
inspections on record
1,053
inspection hours
17.4
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.
183 citations across 1,053 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

KIRBYS SAND & GRAVEL has $42K 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.
$42K
proposed penalties
$42K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
182 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 8,465 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,780 3 0 341.7
2025 Q2 7,337 5 1 681.5
2025 Q1 7,514 8 3 1064.7
2024 Q4 8,403 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,617 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,578 4 1 527.8
2024 Q1 6,391 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 6,672 6 4 899.3
2023 Q3 6,665 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 6,821 7 1 1026.2
2023 Q1 6,460 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,170 5 2 967.1
2022 Q3 6,079 7 0 1151.5
2022 Q2 7,883 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 6,278 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 7,530 1 0 132.8
2021 Q3 6,356 4 0 629.3
2021 Q2 5,388 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 6,227 5 0 803.0
2020 Q4 5,690 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 7,005 4 1 571.0
2020 Q2 7,681 9 2 1171.7
2020 Q1 6,487 3 1 462.5
2019 Q4 6,345 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 6,470 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,560 24 1 3658.5
2019 Q1 5,663 7 1 1236.1
2018 Q4 6,107 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,517 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 5,562 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 5,372 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,960 1 1 167.8
2017 Q3 6,303 3 0 476.0
2017 Q2 5,823 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,192 1 0 238.5
2016 Q4 6,520 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 7,618 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 7,309 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,458 1 0 154.8
2015 Q4 6,722 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 6,949 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,530 6 3 918.8
2015 Q1 5,453 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 7,007 1 0 142.7
2014 Q3 7,836 7 4 893.3
2014 Q2 7,441 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,748 3 0 521.9
2013 Q4 7,933 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 7,028 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 7,369 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 5,677 3 1 528.4
2012 Q4 6,270 3 1 478.5
2012 Q3 5,793 4 2 690.5
2012 Q2 7,627 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,417 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,921 3 1 506.7
2011 Q3 5,936 1 0 168.5
2011 Q2 5,705 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,554 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 6,931 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 7,014 1 0 142.6
2010 Q2 6,123 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 4,992 2 1 400.6
2009 Q4 7,127 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,875 1 1 170.2
2009 Q2 4,848 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,026 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 6,435 1 0 155.4
2008 Q3 6,784 1 0 147.4
2008 Q2 6,096 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,403 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 7,251 2 0 275.8
2007 Q3 7,028 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,131 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6,533 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 7,883 1 1 126.9
2006 Q3 3,557 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,361 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,256 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,075 1 0 141.3
2005 Q3 7,488 6 3 801.3
2005 Q2 6,682 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,272 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,149 1 0 162.6
2004 Q3 6,330 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,615 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,881 2 0 409.8
2003 Q4 5,694 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,146 7 0 1360.3
2003 Q2 5,307 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,114 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,884 2 0 409.5
2002 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,783 3 0 627.2
2002 Q1 3,170 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,839 2 0 521.0
2001 Q3 5,119 3 2 586.1
2001 Q2 4,837 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,310 7 2 1624.1
2000 Q4 2,106 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,299 1 1 188.7
2000 Q2 4,550 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,290 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2010 · 1 incident

November 15, 2010 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kirby & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE filled fluids in EQ. then went to put charger on the loader, he bent over and felt a sharp pain in his back. EE is complaining of severe pain and is being taken to the local hospital.

2009 · 1 incident

October 21, 2009 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kirby & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

He was trying to lift an electric motor up with a chain and a chain binder. The binder slipped and smashed his pinkie finger between the binder and the electric motor. The pinkie was gashed open and the tip of the finger was chipped and required to be sutured.

2008 · 1 incident

October 2, 2008 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Kirby & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was working on a screen box removing a screen in which at time of accident, he was removing the bolts. He stuck his thumb on the bolt to hold it from spinning while he tried to loosen the nut with an airgun when it cut thru his glove and cut his thumb.

2005 · 1 incident

April 6, 2005 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Kirby & Sons Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE CALLED US FRIDAY AM TO TELL US HE HAD BEEN TO AN E.R. ON THURSDAY EVENING TO HAVE A FOREIGN OBJECT REMOVED FROM HIS EYE. THEY REFERRED HIM TO AN EYE DR. ON FRIDAY AM. HE WAS PUT ON AN ANTIBIOTIC & TOLD NOT TO RETURN TO WORK UNTIL WE WERE INFORMED OF THIS 4/08/05.

2001 · 1 incident

September 13, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kirby & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A RUBBER STRAP BROKE AND THE METAL HOOK CUT HIS HEAD.

1995 · 1 incident

August 21, 1995 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kirby & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

LOADER OPERATOR CAUGHT HIS FOOT IN HIS SEAT.

1991 · 1 incident

March 14, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kirby & Sons Inc · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK ROLLED OVER WHILE DUMPING

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