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TRUMAN PIT: 192 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lyle Wagoner
Flathead, Flathead County, MT  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2401015

TRUMAN PIT has $41K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Jun 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
192
citations
51
significant & substantial
$40,653
proposed penalties
$39,527
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,126 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Wagoner's Sand & Gravel's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
50
inspections on record
681
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: 681 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

TRUMAN PIT has $41K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$41K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$40K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
192 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $16K in penalties contested before the Commission, $15K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-19.
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.
26.6%
significant & substantial
8.3%
high negligence or reckless
26.0%
reasonably likely or greater
33.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.3% low, 84.4% moderate, 8.3% 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.
49 citations taken to the federal commission · 26% of citations on record
  • Settled 33 · 67%
  • Stood as issued 16 · 33%
90%
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 20 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
7%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$16K proposed, $15K 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 2016-07-27.
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
WEST 2016-0609 Default Lesnick 2016 $6K → $6K
WEST 2012-954M Settlement Lesnick 2013 $4K → $4K
WEST 2014-0486 Settlement Lesnick 2015 $4K → $3K
WEST 2010-1558M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $1K → $1K
WEST 2012-1119M Settlement Lesnick 2013 $585 → $585
WEST 2012-1334M Settlement Lesnick 2013 $100 → $100
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: 2017-07-11, 9 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
2017-07-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer 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. Wagoner's Sand & Gravel 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 2
2025 2
2024 2
2023 2
2022 2
2021 2
2020 2
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2016 3
2015 3
2014 3
2013 3
2012 3
2011 5
2010 5
2009 5
2008 5
2007 5
2006 5
2005 4
2004 5
2003 5
2002 3
2001 3
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

TRUMAN PIT sits in Flathead County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Flathead County, Montana · Population 108,445
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$71,327
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
2026 Q2 253 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 193 5 0 25906.7
2025 Q4 47 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 223 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 197 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 362 2 0 5524.9
2024 Q4 236 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 276 4 0 14492.8
Show 97 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 283 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 173 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 26 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 112 6 1 53571.4
2023 Q2 243 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 196 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 126 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 178 5 0 28089.9
2022 Q2 267 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 372 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 273 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 364 8 2 21978.0
2021 Q2 467 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 57 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 30 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 467 6 1 12848.0
2020 Q2 432 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 457 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 214 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 843 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,361 1 1 734.8
2019 Q1 219 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 237 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 305 8 2 26229.5
2018 Q2 246 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 103 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 215 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 263 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 231 8 1 34632.0
2017 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 550 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 355 16 8 45070.4
2016 Q1 200 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 432 14 4 32407.4
2015 Q2 806 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 552 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 174 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 410 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 320 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 120 10 2 83333.3
2013 Q4 60 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 265 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 992 17 5 17137.1
2013 Q1 88 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 124 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 245 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 220 1 0 4545.5
2012 Q1 160 12 5 75000.0
2011 Q4 2,559 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,075 12 4 5783.1
2011 Q2 2,297 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,364 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,300 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,311 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,972 12 5 6085.2
2010 Q1 1,918 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,154 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,110 4 3 1895.7
2009 Q2 1,929 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,724 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,178 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,194 10 0 4557.9
2008 Q2 2,070 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,724 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,913 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,896 4 0 2109.7
2007 Q2 1,729 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,599 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,229 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,340 4 2 1709.4
2006 Q2 2,391 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,670 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,148 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,353 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,032 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,423 11 2 4539.8
2004 Q4 1,898 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,492 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,459 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,190 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,184 1 0 457.9
2003 Q3 2,302 2 0 868.8
2003 Q2 2,524 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,123 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,768 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,548 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,368 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,224 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,326 9 3 6787.3
2001 Q3 1,368 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,404 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,284 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,403 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,343 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,324 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,302 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

June 7, 1994 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Wagoner's Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRYING TO WASH SAND SCREW CONVEYOR OTU WITH IT RUNNING. NOT SUPPOSED TO WALK THERE WITH IT RUNNING. TORE HIS BIG TOE. HIS TOE IS OK.

April 18, 1994 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wagoner's Sand & Gravel · Struck by flying object

HE WAS PUTTING ALUMINUM IRRIGATION PIPE TOGETHER. HE HIT IT WITH A HAMMER AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE. HIS EYE IS OK.