Virkler's Watson Gravel Pit, Gate I & II has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1995
Latest incident
Aug 1995
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
71
citations
17
significant & substantial
$10,481
proposed penalties
$10,481
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
34
inspections on record
447
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: 447 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Virkler's Watson Gravel Pit, Gate I & II has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
70 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-06.
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
1,423
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
3,282
1
0
304.7
2025 Q2
2,056
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
0
0
0
2024 Q4
1,851
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
3,319
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
2,759
1
1
362.5
2024 Q1
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
2,061
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
3,014
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
2,534
3
0
1183.9
2023 Q1
0
0
0
2022 Q4
1,938
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
3,506
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
2,304
1
1
434.0
2022 Q1
10
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
2,236
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
2,640
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
2,274
1
0
439.8
2021 Q1
0
0
0
2020 Q4
1,683
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
2,684
1
0
372.6
2020 Q2
2,057
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
70
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
819
2
1
2442.0
2019 Q3
2,122
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
2,406
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
18
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
1,931
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
2,916
1
0
342.9
2018 Q2
1,817
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
1,789
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
4,116
1
0
243.0
2017 Q2
2,568
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
948
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
2,905
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
1,678
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
90
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
1,625
2
1
1230.8
2015 Q3
1,919
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
1,212
2
0
1650.2
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
1,061
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
2,082
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
1,245
1
0
803.2
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
1,533
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
5,215
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
2,233
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
1,848
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
2,636
3
1
1138.1
2012 Q2
2,318
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
191
3
1
15706.8
2011 Q4
1,628
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,831
3
0
1638.4
2011 Q2
0
0
0
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
1,815
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
2,940
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
2,448
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
0
0
0
2009 Q4
2,020
7
2
3465.3
2009 Q3
2,824
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
2,575
5
1
1941.7
2009 Q1
153
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
2,557
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
2,768
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
1,524
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
2,780
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
2,675
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
2,272
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
4,348
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
5,434
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
3,601
5
1
1388.5
2006 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
3,549
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
3,692
8
1
2166.8
2005 Q2
2,960
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
301
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
3,081
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
3,809
10
1
2625.4
2004 Q2
3,593
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
3,480
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
3,149
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
2,921
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
501
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
3,853
6
3
1557.2
2002 Q3
6,073
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
4,650
4
2
860.2
2002 Q1
2,221
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
5,210
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
5,462
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
4,910
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,931
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,154
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,681
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
31
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
1995 · 1 incident
August 11, 1995NY · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
THERE WAS A BROKEN RR TIE ON RACK WHERE WE DUMP STONE. THERE IS SAFETY RAILING AROUND RR TIES & WORKERS ARE TOLD NOT TO GO BEYOND RAIL. EMP CLIMBED OUT & OVER SAFETY RAILING TO ADJUST RR TIE. BEFORE ANYONE COULD STOP HIM, HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL TO GROUND BELOW, ABOUT 20', LANDING IN SMALL PILE OF SAND. AMBULANCE CALLED & HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. OPERATED ON FOOT.
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