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WESTERN GRAVEL CO OF JENA INC: 9 MSHA citations 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.
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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.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
22.2%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
22.2%
reasonably likely or greater
100.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 33.3% low, 66.7% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Western Gravel Company Inc 1979 to 1988
  2. Western Gravel Company Of Jena Inc 1989 to 1992
  3. Western Gravel Company Of Jena Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 0
2000 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

WESTERN GRAVEL CO OF JENA INC sits in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, where the Census mining category is 11.6% 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.
LaSalle Parish, Louisiana · Population 14,804
11.6%
Mining share of county employment
$67,077
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
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.