LaPlata Sand & Gravel has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $300 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
36
Years on record
1986–2016
Latest incident
Sep 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
125
citations
31
significant & substantial
$15,836
proposed penalties
$15,258
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $578 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: 966 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
LaPlata Sand & Gravel has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $300 outstanding across 4 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$300
outstanding
125 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-04-25.
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.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 67%
Stood as issued
1 · 33%
0%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$826 proposed, $826 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 2015-12-10.
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: 2014-06-10, 12 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
24
samples
15
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz15
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz5
Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Show the individual readings (24)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2014-06-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
1.3
0.13
Dump Operator
2014-06-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Yard Engine Operator
2014-06-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dump Operator
2004-03-23
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.49
1.39
0.35
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-03-23
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.27
1.44
0.19
Cleanup Man
2004-03-23
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.22
0.77
0.29
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-03-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-10-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.97
0.16
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-10-16
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.34
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-10-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.12
0.64
0.19
Cleanup Man
2003-10-16
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-03-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.35
0.66
0.53
Backhoe Operator
2003-03-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.22
0.76
0.29
Sampler, Dust
2003-03-24
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.27
Laborer, Bullgang
2003-03-24
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
Screen/Scalper Operator
2003-03-24
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.19
Mechanic
2002-06-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.36
0.53
0.68
Front-end Loader Operator
2002-06-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2002-06-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
0.58
0.22
Backhoe Operator
2002-06-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.24
0.43
0.56
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-05-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
1.65
0.11
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-05-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.25
0.74
0.34
Truck Driver
2001-05-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.31
0.94
0.33
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-05-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.12
1.43
0.08
Laborer, Bullgang
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.
LaPlata Sand & Gravel recorded 4.15 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.
Injury rate, 2008
ⓘ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.
4.15
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.15 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In Maryland, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.46 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
2008 *
4.15
0.00
0.000
2006 *
2.49
0.00
0.000
2005 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002 *
7.29
7.29
0.000
2001
5.52
1.38
0.000
2000
6.48
3.24
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2017
11
2016
11
2015
18
2014
9
2013
8
2012
7
2011
5
2010
5
2009
12
2008
22
2007
29
2006
30
2005
33
2004
32
2003
34
2002
37
2001
56
2000
55
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
LaPlata Sand & Gravel sits in Charles County, Maryland, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Charles County, Maryland · Population 168,710
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$120,592
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
2017 Q3
2,139
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
4,263
1
0
234.6
2017 Q1
3,683
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
2,568
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
3,589
2
0
557.3
2016 Q2
2,884
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
2,988
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
6,467
4
0
618.5
Show 62 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2015 Q3
4,503
1
0
222.1
2015 Q2
5,730
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
2,685
3
1
1117.3
2014 Q4
2,727
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
3,688
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
1,865
1
0
536.2
2014 Q1
2,350
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
4,043
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
2,972
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
3,200
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
2,337
1
1
427.9
2012 Q4
1,912
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
2,935
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
2,175
1
0
459.8
2012 Q1
95
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,678
1
0
373.4
2011 Q3
2,504
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
3,194
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
2,500
3
1
1200.0
2010 Q4
2,743
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
2,602
1
0
384.3
2010 Q2
3,513
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
3,138
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
3,330
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
4,010
1
0
249.4
2009 Q2
5,023
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
5,208
1
0
192.0
2008 Q4
6,975
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
9,714
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
16,502
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
15,046
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
17,233
5
0
290.1
2007 Q2
16,537
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
12,355
3
0
242.8
2006 Q4
17,648
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
20,058
5
2
249.3
2006 Q2
20,167
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
22,311
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
18,668
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
21,577
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
21,555
7
3
324.8
2005 Q1
18,885
5
1
264.8
2004 Q4
20,044
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
21,125
3
0
142.0
2004 Q2
18,306
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
14,628
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
17,781
10
3
562.4
2003 Q3
18,244
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
19,369
4
2
206.5
2003 Q1
20,448
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
17,180
6
1
349.2
2002 Q3
20,540
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
22,668
4
0
176.5
2002 Q1
21,926
7
4
319.3
2001 Q4
38,247
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
37,329
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
35,159
12
3
341.3
2001 Q1
34,112
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
34,790
14
6
402.4
2000 Q3
32,680
6
2
183.6
2000 Q2
28,871
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
27,116
3
0
110.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
36 on file
2016 · 1 incident
September 9, 2016MD · Metal/Non-Metalbrakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
On 11.21.11 EE went to start up a Goodwin Submersible Pump when the hose which was attached jumped and struck employee in lip causing laceration. EE received stitches and was released to return to work. No medication was administered.
2010 · 1 incident
December 7, 2010MD · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miner was removing gear box with a pry bar. The pry bar slipped causing his finger to strike conveyor frame. Finger was cut causing him to receive stitches.
2006 · 1 incident
August 3, 2006MD · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aggregate Industries · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The employee was in the process of removing a nut from a bolt. Wrench slipped cathing the right ring finger between wrench and equipment.
FEED DOOR AT PLANT WAS CHOKED AND EE HAD TO DIG IT OUT WITH 6' DIGGING BAR AND STRAINED SHOULDER.
March 11, 2002MD · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF MAXISWEEPER WHEN HE PULLEDHIS LOWER BACK. HE FIRST SAID HE HAD A KIDNEY STONE AND IT WAS DECIDED ON 4/26 BY HEALTH CARE THAT IT WAS A MUSCLE.
February 12, 2001MD · Metal/Non-Metalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS GOING TO FUEL UP A CAT BACKHOE. THE TRACKWERE WET WITH MUD. SLIPPED AND HIT HIS KNEE ON THE TRACKS. EE DID NOT GIVE US THIS INFORMATION UNTIL 3-19-01 AND THEN ONLY SAID HE HAD FLUID ON HIS KNEE. NOW HE HAS CRACK IN KNEE CAP 4-26-01.
EE WAS CLEANING UNDER NEAT THE PIT SCALE WHEN SLIPPED AND HIT BROKEN PART OF SCALE.
August 17, 1994MD · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techEXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PRY LOOSE A ROCK WHICH WAS WEDGED BETWEEN TWO TIRES ON A DUMP TRUCK. HE WAS USING A STEEL LONG PINCH BAR TO DO THIS. THE TIRE EXPLODED AND THE ROCK SHOT OUT AND BURSTED. PIECED OF ROCK PEPPERED HIS FACE AND ENTERED HIS EYES. THERE WAS ALSO SOME CUTS ON HIS WRIST.
May 31, 1994MD · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE FUEL TRUCK, REPLACING SPRINGS, WHEN HE KNELT DOWN ON A METAL PART WHICH HE DID NOT SEE. THE METAL PART STUCK INTO HIS KNEE, RESULTING IN A PUNCTURE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TRAILER WHEN HE BACKED UP AND TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF STEEL THE MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS IS DESCRIBED AS AN ANTERIOR LIGAMENT RUPTURE OR A BAD SPRAIN.
1991 · 1 incident
March 5, 1991MD · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMP WAS WORKING3UNDER CAT 988 LOADER REMOVING SMALL DRIVE SHAFT SHAFT RELEASED FROM HOUSING SONER THAN ANTICIPATED AND STARTED TO FALL EMP WAS FORCED TO CATCH FULL WEIGHT TO AVOID STRIKING WOR SPACE WAS LIMIT9D UNDER LOADER WHILE JACK STANDS ETC WERE AVAILABLE THEY WERE NOT UTILIZED COMPLETED DAY AND 3 1/2 HOURS FOLLOWING DAY MEDICAL HELP SOUGHT ON 3RD DAY
March 13, 1986MD · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMP WAS DISMOUN7ING FROM LOADER LEFT HAND WAS HOLDING GRAB RAIL AS HE EXITED FROM LEFT DOOR FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP AND EMP APPARNETLY GRABBED FOR STEP WITH RT HAND FINGER EWAS CAUGHT WITH RES RESULTANT LACER5TION AND BREAKING PHYSICIAN STATES APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS BEFORE RETURN TRO WOWORK