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Melms Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Welch Bros., Inc · Surface

Controlled by Bradley Welch

Hampshire, Kane County, IL  ·  Active

MSHA Mine ID: 1103159

Melms Gravel has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities

0

Total incidents

1

Years on record

2023

Latest incident

Jul 2023

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2006

62

citations

7

significant & substantial

$9,854

proposed penalties

$9,837

paid to date

100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $17 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2006

26

inspections on record

426

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: 426 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Melms Gravel has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition

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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

62 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-10.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

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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	1,887	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	1,855	6	0	3234.5
2025 Q2	2,144	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	1,569	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	1,863	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	2,103	4	0	1902.0
2024 Q2	2,065	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	2,128	0	0	0.0

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	2,509	0	0	0.0
2023 Q3	2,736	10	0	3655.0
2023 Q2	3,019	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	1,619	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	2,688	0	0	0.0
2022 Q3	3,155	0	0	0.0
2022 Q2	3,041	2	0	657.7
2022 Q1	1,776	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	2,957	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	2,833	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	2,957	0	0	0.0
2021 Q1	1,461	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	2,076	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	2,682	1	0	372.9
2020 Q2	2,566	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	718	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	2,804	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	2,838	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	2,117	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	678	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	1,534	4	0	2607.6
2018 Q3	2,145	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	2,224	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	868	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	1,958	5	1	2553.6
2017 Q3	2,028	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	1,894	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	411	1	0	2433.1
2016 Q4	1,453	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	2,340	1	0	427.4
2016 Q2	2,167	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	91	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	2,117	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	2,034	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	2,117	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	1,489	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	1,973	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	2,247	1	0	445.0
2014 Q2	1,885	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	144	0	0	0.0
2013 Q4	1,535	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	1,973	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	1,785	1	0	560.2
2013 Q1	0	0	0
2012 Q4	1,628	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	1,893	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	1,691	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	0	0	0
2011 Q4	1,343	2	0	1489.2
2011 Q3	1,778	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	1,568	3	1	1913.3
2011 Q1	0	0	0
2010 Q4	1,302	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	1,569	3	1	1912.0
2010 Q2	1,478	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	0	0	0
2009 Q4	1,144	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	1,515	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	1,457	17	4	11667.8
2009 Q1	0	0	0
2008 Q4	1,894	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	2,498	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	2,234	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	0	0	0
2007 Q4	1,007	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	1,703	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	1,861	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	0	0	0
2006 Q4	1,418	1	0	705.2
2006 Q3	2,158	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	2,158	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	454	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2023 · 1 incident

July 31, 2023 IL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Welch Bros., Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was on the row boat and pulled up to get on the dredge. After the boat was tied up to the dredge, EE stepped on the boat sent to gain access to the dredge. As EE was swinging leg up out of the boat onto the dredge, EE's planted foot slipped due to the choppy water conditions. This caused a ruptured disc.

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