Mining Incidents

River Sand & Gravel, LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Glenn M Salyer
Vanceburg, Lewis County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1518290

River Sand & Gravel, LLC has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2006–2016
Latest incident
Feb 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
66
citations
17
significant & substantial
$15,618
proposed penalties
$13,543
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,075 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
66
inspections on record
940
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: 940 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

River Sand & Gravel, LLC has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
66 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-29.
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 1,793 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,407 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,969 1 0 336.8
2025 Q1 1,541 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,735 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,902 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,040 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,982 0 0 0.0
Show 92 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,255 1 0 307.2
2023 Q3 3,815 3 0 786.4
2023 Q2 3,696 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,457 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,876 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,588 4 3 871.8
2022 Q2 4,312 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,193 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,643 2 0 549.0
2021 Q3 3,616 1 0 276.5
2021 Q2 3,337 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,150 1 0 465.1
2020 Q4 3,072 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,587 1 0 278.8
2020 Q2 3,356 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,151 1 1 464.9
2019 Q4 5,241 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,379 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 5,373 1 0 186.1
2019 Q1 2,776 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,575 1 0 279.7
2018 Q3 4,513 2 0 443.2
2018 Q2 5,381 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3,296 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,838 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,446 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,991 2 0 501.1
2017 Q1 1,930 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,177 1 1 314.8
2016 Q3 3,605 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,474 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,721 4 3 1470.0
2015 Q4 3,879 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,048 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,697 1 0 212.9
2015 Q1 2,437 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,540 1 0 393.7
2014 Q3 3,588 1 0 278.7
2014 Q2 3,467 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,722 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,609 1 0 383.3
2013 Q3 3,029 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,213 1 1 311.2
2013 Q1 2,777 1 0 360.1
2012 Q4 2,342 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,609 3 1 1149.9
2012 Q2 2,803 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,864 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,664 2 0 750.8
2011 Q3 2,679 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,667 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,298 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,311 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,892 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,940 1 1 340.1
2010 Q1 1,730 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,558 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,938 5 3 1701.8
2009 Q2 2,868 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,893 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,694 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,959 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,879 3 0 1042.0
2008 Q1 1,656 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,675 2 0 747.7
2007 Q3 2,889 7 3 2423.0
2007 Q2 2,848 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,331 2 0 1502.6
2006 Q4 2,327 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,370 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,560 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 360 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,200 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,472 1 0 679.3
2004 Q2 1,600 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 149 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 341 2 0 5865.1
2003 Q3 1,608 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,440 2 0 1388.9
2003 Q1 153 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,260 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,800 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,820 2 0 1098.9
2002 Q1 600 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,260 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,680 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,230 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,140 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,344 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2016 · 1 incident

February 18, 2016 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
River Sand & Gravel, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

2 EE's were having a conversation about tires & rims on a 4-wheel drive vehicle after they left the office after getting their instructions for the day. An EE punched IE in the mouth. IE had a busted/swollen lip, along with 1 front tooth knocked completely out and the other 1 knocked loose. Taken to ER and sent to oral surgeon. Had to get loose tooth pulled, will get implants.

2006 · 1 incident

July 25, 2006 KY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) OTHER
River Sand & Gravel, LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While walking up steps, got halfway up and it felt a burning/stabbing pain in lower back.

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