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S.T.S. GRAVEL: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

S T S Gravel · Surface
Controlled by Larry Stands
Livinston, Park County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2401501

S.T.S. GRAVEL has $968 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990–1996
Latest incident
Oct 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
12
citations
1
significant & substantial
$968
proposed penalties
$968
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See S T S Gravel's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
12
inspections on record
125
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: 125 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

S.T.S. GRAVEL has $968 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$968
proposed penalties
$968
current assessed
$968
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $168 in penalties contested before the Commission, $113 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-05-22.
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.
8.3%
significant & substantial
16.7%
high negligence or reckless
8.3%
reasonably likely or greater
25.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 33.3% low, 50.0% moderate, 16.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ 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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ 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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$113 proposed, $113 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 2001-09-04.
Contested penalties
ⓘ 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
WEST20010598M Prevail 2002 $113 → $113
WEST20000154M Dismissal 2000 $55 → $0
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2002-10-29, 23 years ago
1
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2002-10-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
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. S T S Gravel 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2008 2
2007 3
2006 3
2005 3
2004 3
2003 3
2002 3
2001 2
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

S.T.S. GRAVEL sits in Park County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Park County, Montana · Population 17,484
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$66,607
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
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 1,487 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,763 5 0 2836.1
2008 Q1 849 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,214 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,535 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,203 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 766 0 0 0.0
Show 28 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q4 501 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 597 4 0 6700.2
2006 Q2 768 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 677 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 602 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 641 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 892 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 426 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 686 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 798 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 676 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 354 1 0 2824.9
2003 Q4 392 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 773 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 601 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 146 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 639 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 657 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 541 1 0 1848.4
2002 Q1 123 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 530 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 641 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 687 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 145 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 554 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,141 1 1 876.4
2000 Q2 1,020 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 280 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
October 9, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
S T S Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT ARE UNKNOWN.

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1994 · 1 incident

July 1, 1994 MT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S T S Gravel · Struck by flying object

EE WAS DOING SOME REPAIR WORK & LOOSENING THE JAM NUT ON THE CRUSHER WHEN THE TOGGLE TENSION BOLT BROKE & THE WRENCH CAME BACK & HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.

1990 · 1 incident

July 5, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
S T S Gravel · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

I.NAME CAUGHT GLOVE ON UNDERSIDE OF CONVEYOR BELT WHICH PULLED ARM UNDER THE BELT CONVEYOR BELT BURNED THE SKIN OFF THE ..FOREARM OF LEFT ARM UNTIL THE CONVEYOR BELT WAS TURNED OFF.