Grant Smith Aggregates Inc · Fall onto or against objects
While cleaning cone crusher, left foot slipped letting me fall against the edge of cone on my left side rib cage.
Yerington Plant: 66 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Yerington Plant has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $24 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2000–2007
- Latest incident
- Mar 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
66
citations
15
significant & substantial
$21,814
proposed penalties
$17,101
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,713 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
23
inspections on record
352
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 352 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Yerington Plant has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $24 outstanding across 3 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$22K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$24
outstanding
62 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $14K in penalties contested before the Commission, $9K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-03-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.22.7%
significant & substantial
1.5%
high negligence or reckless
22.7%
reasonably likely or greater
62.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 6.1% low, 92.4% moderate, 1.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
7
citations taken to the federal commission · 11% of citations on record
- Settled 5 · 71%
- Stood as issued 1 · 14%
- Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 14%
75%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
34%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$14K proposed, $9K 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 2007-08-14.
Contested penalties
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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 2007-763M | Settlement | Weisberger | 2009 | $9K → $4K |
| WEST 2007-769M | Settlement | Weisberger | 2008 | $5K → $5K |
| WEST 2007-764M | Dismissal | Weisberger | 2008 | $127 → $127 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2009-09-16, 16 years ago
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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.4
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg2
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (4)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-16 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2009-02-18 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.2 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2009-02-18 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.15 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2009-02-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Backhoe 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
- Bedrock Products Inc 1998 to 1999
- Grant Smith Aggregates Inc 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2000 | 6 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Yerington Plant sits in Lyon County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 2.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Lyon County, Nevada · Population 60,630
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$73,460
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,033 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 3,634 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 3,292 | 9 | 4 | 2733.9 |
| 2011 Q4 | 3,159 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 2,135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q3 | 1,875 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,641 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,522 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,500 | 4 | 0 | 2666.7 |
| 2009 Q2 | 4,376 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,146 | 2 | 0 | 932.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,847 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,367 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 3,825 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,318 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,684 | 2 | 0 | 745.2 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,169 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,449 | 7 | 4 | 2858.3 |
| 2007 Q1 | 2,344 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 3,170 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 3,074 | 8 | 3 | 2602.5 |
| 2006 Q2 | 3,137 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,919 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,134 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 4,462 | 9 | 3 | 2017.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,562 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,566 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,410 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,567 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,884 | 11 | 0 | 5838.6 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,658 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,035 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,576 | 2 | 0 | 1269.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 2,149 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,414 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,745 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,656 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,512 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,949 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,048 | 4 | 1 | 1953.1 |
| 2001 Q2 | 2,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,750 | 7 | 0 | 4000.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2007 · 1 incident
2006 · 2 incidents
October 17, 2006
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Grant Smith Aggregates Inc · Struck against stationary object
Got out of loader, walked under feed belt and hit his head.
January 30, 2006
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Grant Smith Aggregates Inc · Struck against stationary object
Cleaning grizzly kneeling down, small rock under right knee. Injury was not reported to us until 2/1/06.
2000 · 1 incident
July 12, 2000
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grant Smith Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
PLANT SHUT DOWN TO REMOVE ROCKS FROM GRIZZLY. GRIZZLY CLEANED TO EXPOSE ROCKS.