Mining Incidents

SMITH SAND & GRAVEL LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Rolla, Phelps County, MO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2301896

SMITH SAND & GRAVEL LLC has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1987–2017
Latest incident
Feb 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
120
citations
28
significant & substantial
$17,601
proposed penalties
$14,472
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,129 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
67
inspections on record
538
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: 538 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SMITH SAND & GRAVEL LLC has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
118 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-09.
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 1,843 1 0 542.6
2025 Q3 2,255 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,842 1 0 542.9
2025 Q1 1,118 4 0 3577.8
2024 Q4 1,715 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,830 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,457 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,110 0 0 0.0
Show 89 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,140 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,890 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,888 2 0 1059.3
2023 Q1 1,689 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,781 2 0 1123.0
2022 Q3 1,959 3 0 1531.4
2022 Q2 1,862 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,402 2 0 1426.5
2021 Q4 1,982 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,844 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,802 1 0 554.9
2021 Q1 1,305 1 0 766.3
2020 Q4 1,919 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,781 2 0 1123.0
2020 Q2 1,741 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,493 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,124 1 0 889.7
2019 Q3 1,686 3 1 1779.4
2019 Q2 687 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,492 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,701 2 0 1175.8
2018 Q3 1,767 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,174 3 1 2555.4
2018 Q1 1,058 4 0 3780.7
2017 Q4 1,478 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,774 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,348 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,400 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,488 1 0 672.0
2016 Q3 1,836 1 0 544.7
2016 Q2 1,470 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,385 1 0 722.0
2015 Q4 1,464 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,584 1 0 631.3
2015 Q2 496 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 328 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 512 1 0 1953.1
2014 Q3 520 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 520 1 0 1923.1
2014 Q1 360 2 0 5555.6
2013 Q4 464 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 504 2 0 3968.3
2013 Q2 520 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 496 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 496 1 0 2016.1
2012 Q3 512 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 585 2 0 3418.8
2012 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 535 1 0 1869.2
2011 Q3 647 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 550 6 3 10909.1
2011 Q1 622 5 3 8038.6
2010 Q4 512 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 528 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 512 7 3 13671.9
2010 Q1 480 5 2 10416.7
2009 Q4 504 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 560 3 0 5357.1
2009 Q2 528 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 392 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 480 3 0 6250.0
2008 Q3 512 5 1 9765.6
2008 Q2 520 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 710 7 1 9859.2
2007 Q4 472 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 840 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 480 8 2 16666.7
2005 Q4 540 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 820 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 602 1 1 1661.1
2004 Q4 640 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 450 16 8 35555.6
2003 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 936 1 0 1068.4
2003 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 864 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 840 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,014 2 1 1972.4
2002 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 400 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 420 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 932 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,280 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,400 3 1 1250.0
2000 Q3 1,234 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2017 · 1 incident

February 13, 2017 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Smith Sand & Gravel Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee twisted good knee while shoveling a small pile of gravel away from main conveyer tail pulley, went to doctor, put on light duty, no loss of pay, returned to full duty on 02-20-17. On 02-20-17 complained knee was no better worked 02-27-17 went back to doctor on 02-28-17 doctor told to stay off it till x-ray or MRI work comp claim started 02-27-17

2015 · 1 incident

March 27, 2015 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Smith Sand & Gravel Llc · Struck against a moving object

Doctor indicated torn or stretched back muscle due to jarring from pot holes in county road over extended time while driving Volvo gravel hauling truck

2010 · 1 incident

September 23, 2010 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Smith Sand & Gravel Llc · Fall from machine

Miner fell from a ladder, fractured three ribs.

1995 · 1 incident

September 25, 1995 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Parker Sand & Gravel · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON THE PLANT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, HITTING HIS SIDE ON THE BIN.

1987 · 1 incident

October 22, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Parker Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TENDONS IN LEFT3SHOULDER ARE PULLED.

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