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Leone Gravel Pit: 86 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Frank L Leone
Trinidad, Las Animas County, CO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0502755

Leone Gravel Pit has $10K 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
5
Years on record
1983–2004
Latest incident
Feb 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
86
citations
13
significant & substantial
$9,819
proposed penalties
$9,819
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Leone Sand & Gravel LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
43
inspections on record
858
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: 858 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Leone Gravel Pit has $10K 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
84 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-08-20.
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.
15.5%
significant & substantial
7.1%
high negligence or reckless
15.5%
reasonably likely or greater
48.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 8.3% low, 84.5% moderate, 7.1% 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: 2026-06-30
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
21
samples
13
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz13
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg8
Show the individual readings (21)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-06-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.63 0.35 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-06-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-06-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-06-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-10-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2011-10-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-10-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-10-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-12-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.78 0.15 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-12-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 1.18 0.19 Supervisor, Co. Official
2009-12-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-04-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.69 0.23 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-04-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.75 0.29 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-04-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.78 0.24 Truck Driver
2006-04-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 0.68 0.47 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-04-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.76 0.16 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-04-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.68 0.75 0.91 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-06-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.79 0.20 Bulldozer Operator
2002-06-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.54 0.86 0.63 Utility Man
2002-06-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.49 1.43 0.34 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-06-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.15 1.6 0.72 Mechanic
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. Leone Sand & Gravel LLC 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 6
2025 5
2024 5
2023 5
2022 5
2021 5
2020 5
2019 5
2018 5
2017 5
2016 5
2015 5
2014 5
2013 5
2012 5
2011 6
2010 8
2009 7
2008 7
2007 7
2006 6
2005 5
2004 8
2003 7
2002 7
2001 8
2000 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Leone Gravel Pit sits in Las Animas County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 2.5% 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.
Las Animas County, Colorado · Population 14,392
2.5%
Mining share of county employment
$50,408
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 1,331 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 1,192 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 782 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,404 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 668 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,356 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 796 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,366 1 0 732.1
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,541 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 931 3 0 3222.3
2023 Q4 1,741 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,144 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,128 2 1 1773.0
2023 Q1 764 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 678 2 1 2949.9
2022 Q3 1,350 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,252 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,210 3 0 2479.3
2021 Q4 1,335 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,464 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 888 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,248 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 468 1 0 2136.8
2020 Q3 590 19 3 32203.4
2020 Q2 1,572 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 420 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,417 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,842 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,794 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 383 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 967 2 0 2068.3
2018 Q3 1,469 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,851 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 812 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,391 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,796 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,742 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,000 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,607 3 0 1866.8
2016 Q3 1,402 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,827 3 0 1642.0
2016 Q1 1,773 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,755 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,433 13 3 9071.9
2015 Q2 1,318 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 879 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,434 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,223 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 846 1 0 1182.0
2014 Q1 662 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 769 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 834 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 256 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 206 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,030 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,859 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,215 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,344 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,711 1 0 584.5
2011 Q3 1,941 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,807 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 524 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 839 2 1 2383.8
2010 Q3 2,426 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,432 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,800 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,133 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,381 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,302 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,353 3 1 1275.0
2008 Q4 1,455 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,683 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,189 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,454 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,726 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,483 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,634 1 0 612.0
2007 Q1 110 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 349 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,049 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,625 8 0 4923.1
2006 Q1 215 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,445 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,680 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,200 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 158 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 900 5 1 5555.6
2004 Q3 2,460 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 729 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 360 1 0 2777.8
2003 Q4 1,788 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,370 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,047 3 0 2865.3
2003 Q1 389 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 569 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 608 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 313 2 0 6389.8
2002 Q1 337 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 415 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 350 1 0 2857.1
2001 Q2 411 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 300 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,424 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 973 6 2 6166.5
2000 Q2 3,047 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 250 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2004 · 1 incident

February 10, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Leone Sand & Gravel LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON FEB. 10, 2004 CUSTOMER STOPPED AT THE SCALE HOUSE & WEIGHED HIS TRUCK & BELLY DUMP. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM HE RETURNED FOR HIS THIRD LOAD. HE DROVE HIS TRUCK TO BACKSIDE OF EXISTING STOCK PILE. HE SIGNALED LOADER OPERATOR NOT TO LOAD. HE GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO CHECK IF PROBLEM. HE TURNED AIR SWITCH ON & GOT PRY BAR TO OPEN GATE. THE GATE RELEASED & EJECTED PRY BAR INTO CHIN/NECK.

1987 · 1 incident

January 2, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leone Sand & Gravel LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PO6NDING A STAKE IIN THE GROUND TOPUT A FORM IN AND HE MISSED THE STAKE AND PULLED HIS BACK.

1984 · 1 incident

April 5, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Leone Sand & Gravel LLC · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING FROM TRUCK AND TRUCK CHUTE HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SHIN-BONE. SWELLING OCCURRED AND AREA BECAME SLIGHTLY INFECTED.

1983 · 2 incidents

October 11, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leone Sand & Gravel LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS TAKING A FEW SACKS OF CEMENT OUT OF THE TRUCK BED AND A SMALL ROCK UNDER HIS SHOE CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND THE SACK IN HIS ARMS SHIFTED AND CAUSED HIS BODY TO TWIST

January 24, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leone Sand & Gravel LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN TRANSMISSION HOUSING AS MOTOR WAS BEING PUSHED INTO TRANSMISSION HOUSING AFTER BEING REPAIRED.