West Tennessee Gravel Co. has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1984–1992
Latest incident
Jun 1992
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
47
citations
10
significant & substantial
$5,048
proposed penalties
$5,048
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 161 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
West Tennessee Gravel Co. has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
43 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-03-03.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2005-03-03, 21 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
4
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (4)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2005-03-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
0.5
0.38
Laborer, Bullgang
2005-03-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2005-03-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
0.3
0.57
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-06-28
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2006
2
2005
2
2004
7
2003
6
2002
5
2001
2
2000
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
West Tennessee Gravel Co. sits in Decatur County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Decatur County, Tennessee · Population 11,499
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$46,190
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
2006 Q1
1,511
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,257
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
1,392
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,453
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,894
35
6
18479.4
2004 Q4
3,194
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
2,107
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,271
0
0
0.0
Show 17 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2004 Q1
4,331
6
4
1385.4
2003 Q4
3,719
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
3,588
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,476
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,915
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
1,522
3
0
1971.1
2002 Q3
1,532
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,098
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
2,382
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,289
1
0
775.8
2001 Q3
1,330
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
1,386
2
0
1443.0
2001 Q1
1,278
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,283
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
1,426
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,135
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
779
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file
1992 · 4 incidents
June 1, 1992TN · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WAS SERVICING DOZER HE SLIPPED ON WET TRACK BUMPED HIS RT KNEE & BRUISED IT WENT ON WORKED ALL DAY KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON WENT TO DOC DOC TOLD HIM STAYE OFF OF KNEE FOR FEW DAYS
January 31, 1992TN · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorELECTRICAL
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SUPPORT ARM LOOSE FROM CONVEYOR.HE DID NOT USE ANY SAFETY CHAINS OR BLOCKS TO SUPPORT IT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ADVISED HIM NOT TO DO IT THAT WAY.
1991 · 4 incidents
July 29, 1991TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techELECTRICAL
MAN WAS CUTTING METAL. A PIECE OF SLAG FELL INTO HIS SHOE. HE DIDNT IT WAY NESSURY TO GO TO DOCTOR AT THAT TIME. BUT LATER IT GOT INFECTED SO HE WENT TO DOCTOR.
February 1, 1991TN · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)MACHINERY
USING HAMMER TO3JAR DIRT OFF BOTTOM ROLLER.HE MISSED ROLLER AND HIT BETWEEN BELT ROLLER.BELT JERK HIS ARM IN BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT.NO IMPAIRMENT -IT BRUISED MUSCLE IN FOREARM.
September 5, 1985TN · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS