Mining Incidents

Northwest Gravel Company Metal/Non-Metal

Girard, Erie County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605097

Northwest Gravel Company has $3K 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
1991–2013
Latest incident
Jul 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
27
citations
2
significant & substantial
$3,006
proposed penalties
$3,006
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
36
inspections on record
420
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: 420 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Northwest Gravel Company has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-03-15.
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
2023 Q1 0 1 0
2022 Q4 661 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,787 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,448 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 742 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,377 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,791 0 0 0.0
Show 85 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q1 154 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,018 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,614 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,780 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 80 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,532 1 0 652.7
2019 Q3 3,061 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,858 3 0 1049.7
2019 Q1 177 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,820 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,935 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,812 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 162 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,529 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,520 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,427 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,972 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,798 5 1 1316.5
2016 Q2 3,461 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 355 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,543 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,320 2 1 463.0
2015 Q2 3,757 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 256 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,098 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,513 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,337 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 654 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,227 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,810 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,135 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 660 1 0 1515.2
2012 Q4 3,076 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,624 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,463 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 908 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,289 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,434 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,728 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 701 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,149 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,476 1 0 287.7
2010 Q2 3,391 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 953 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,514 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,394 6 0 1767.8
2009 Q2 2,805 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,206 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,294 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,463 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,654 2 0 547.3
2008 Q1 1,275 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,291 1 0 436.5
2007 Q3 3,544 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,661 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,191 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,721 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,849 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,694 1 0 270.7
2006 Q1 1,716 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,431 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,721 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,011 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,409 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,638 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,070 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,481 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,027 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,328 1 0 300.5
2003 Q3 4,136 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,174 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,372 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,893 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,032 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,885 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,993 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,348 1 0 230.0
2001 Q3 5,241 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,984 1 0 200.6
2001 Q1 2,288 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,906 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,189 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,101 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,635 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2013 · 1 incident

July 8, 2013 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northwest Gravel Company · Fall from ladders

EE positioned extension ladder against Eagle sand screw. EE mentioned he checked the positioning of the ladder twice. The ladder lost footing on one side and slid along the screw causing ee to fall and impact the sand below. Hoses are provided to grease the 2 bearings on top of the screw that are reached from ground level.

2011 · 1 incident

August 31, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northwest Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

An EE gave IE a pocket knife at their lunch. EE lobbed knife from his loader to IE, who was in his truck. IE reported to owner that he cut his hand when he caught the knife, which must have been opened when tossed back to him. IE went to ER and there was possible tendon damage and ER temporary closed wound. IE had surgery on 9/5/11 to reattach the tendon and repair nerve damage.

1998 · 2 incidents

June 11, 1998 PA · Metal/Non-Metal loader head operator, roscoe operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northwest Gravel Company · Fall from ladders

EE FELL APPROX 5' FROM LADDER WHEN LADDER WENT OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM. EE HAD LADDER AT TOO SHALLOW OF ANGLE AGAINST WALL-DID NOT WAIT FOR ASSISTANCE TO HOLD LADDER-NYLON PADS ON LADDER SLID ON CEMENT FLOOR. XRAYS WERE TAKEN, NO INJURIES REPORTED.

May 21, 1998 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northwest Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SHAFT ON FEEDER BELT SHIFTED TO ONE SIDE. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE SHAFT BACK WITH 2 MALL SLEDGE HAMMERS. RIGHT THUMB GOT BETWEEN HAMMERS. REQUIRED 7 STITCHES NO LOSS WORK HOURS.

1991 · 1 incident

August 5, 1991 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northwest Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING POCKETKNIFE TO CUT PC OF PLASTIC AIRLINE HOSE INSTEAD OF TOOLS SUPPLIED AT GARAGE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO SUFFER A OPEN WOUND TO HIS FINGER REQUIRING 2 STITCHES WHICH WAS QUAL IFIED AS SIMPLE REPAIR BY DR.

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