Mining Incidents

WESTERN GRAVEL CO OF JENA INC Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Sidney Amyx
Jena, La Salle County, LA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1600969

WESTERN GRAVEL CO OF JENA INC has $579 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
2
Years on record
1984–1996
Latest incident
Jun 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
9
citations
2
significant & substantial
$579
proposed penalties
$579
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3
inspections on record
16
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: 16 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WESTERN GRAVEL CO OF JENA INC has $579 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.
$579
proposed penalties
$579
current assessed
$579
paid to date
$0
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-08-02.
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
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 601 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,961 7 1 2364.1
2000 Q2 3,616 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,151 2 1 481.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1996 · 1 incident

1984 · 1 incident

May 2, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Gravel Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

RATCHET SLIPPED CAUSING INJ KNEE TO HIT CAT-WALK.

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