This was an accident that occurred with prior employee under prior management. I have spoken to the former employee to gather this information. On November 15, 2013 the employee was removing a cover from a conveyor and broke his pinky finger on his left hand. We no longer own the conveyor that was involved in this incident.
Riverview Sand & Gravel, L.L.C.: 39 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Riverview Sand & Gravel, L.L.C.
· Surface
Controlled by
Thomas A Fitch; Timothy Armstrong
MSHA Mine ID: 2501252
Riverview Sand & Gravel, L.L.C. has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2012–2013
- Latest incident
- Nov 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
39
citations
12
significant & substantial
$8,355
proposed penalties
$2,216
paid to date
27% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,139 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
17
inspections on record
220
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 220 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Riverview Sand & Gravel, L.L.C. has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 1 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.$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$6K
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-10-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.30.8%
significant & substantial
7.7%
high negligence or reckless
30.8%
reasonably likely or greater
51.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 17.9% low, 74.4% moderate, 7.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
12
citations taken to the federal commission · 31% of citations on record
- Settled 11 · 92%
- Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 8%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
6%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K 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 2016-12-19.
Contested penalties
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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.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENT 2017-0129 | Settlement | Miller | 2017 | $2K → $2K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Riverview Sand & Gravel, L.L.C. 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Riverview Sand & Gravel, L.L.C. sits in Dixon County, Nebraska, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Dixon County, Nebraska · Population 5,561
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$69,156
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q4 | 223 | 7 | 3 | 31390.1 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,416 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 2,351 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,401 | 1 | 0 | 713.8 |
| 2017 Q4 | 2,260 | 4 | 1 | 1769.9 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,804 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,023 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 135 | 3 | 0 | 22222.2 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q4 | 632 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,363 | 11 | 3 | 4655.1 |
| 2016 Q2 | 2,367 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,067 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,438 | 2 | 0 | 1390.8 |
| 2014 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 854 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,854 | 3 | 1 | 1051.2 |
| 2013 Q2 | 2,391 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,418 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,051 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,825 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,835 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 2,100 | 1 | 0 | 476.2 |
| 2011 Q2 | 2,582 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 703 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,014 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 2,349 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,843 | 4 | 2 | 2170.4 |
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q4 | 464 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,593 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,576 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,016 | 2 | 1 | 1968.5 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2013 · 1 incident
November 15, 2013
NE · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Riverview Sand & Gravel, L.L.C. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2012 · 1 incident
May 1, 2012
NE · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Riverview Sand & Gravel, L.L.C. · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE was walking down a side of hill next to conveyor. EE slipped in mud and reached out to grab conveyor to prevent fall. EE fell to ground anyway and dislocated left shoulder.