Mining Incidents

Young's Sand & Gravel Inc. Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Myron Oswalt
Loudonville, Ashland County, OH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3301710

Young's Sand & Gravel Inc. has $15K 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
1984–2012
Latest incident
Oct 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
107
citations
28
significant & substantial
$14,824
proposed penalties
$14,824
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
64
inspections on record
952
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: 952 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Young's Sand & Gravel Inc. has $15K 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
105 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-03.
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 5,587 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,459 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,461 6 1 1098.7
2025 Q1 3,781 3 0 793.4
2024 Q4 5,478 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,989 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,205 2 1 384.2
2024 Q1 4,023 3 0 745.7
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 5,250 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,685 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 5,726 4 2 698.6
2023 Q1 4,365 6 2 1374.6
2022 Q4 5,641 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 5,631 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 6,608 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,663 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 6,839 1 0 146.2
2021 Q3 8,159 1 0 122.6
2021 Q2 6,462 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 5,357 5 1 933.4
2020 Q4 7,023 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 8,235 4 1 485.7
2020 Q2 5,830 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 5,575 5 1 896.9
2019 Q4 6,016 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 8,095 5 2 617.7
2019 Q2 5,938 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 5,395 2 1 370.7
2018 Q4 5,892 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 7,588 4 1 527.1
2018 Q2 6,293 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 5,699 1 0 175.5
2017 Q4 5,412 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 7,718 3 1 388.7
2017 Q2 5,872 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 6,304 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 5,752 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,987 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,851 7 2 1196.4
2016 Q1 6,422 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 7,000 3 0 428.6
2015 Q3 5,962 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,837 3 1 438.8
2015 Q1 4,591 1 0 217.8
2014 Q4 6,346 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,416 3 1 553.9
2014 Q2 5,858 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,195 3 1 715.1
2013 Q4 5,776 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,178 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,746 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,376 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,220 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,557 6 1 1316.7
2012 Q2 5,460 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,658 2 0 546.7
2011 Q4 5,345 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,546 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,361 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,734 2 0 731.5
2010 Q4 3,578 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,939 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,023 7 3 1740.0
2010 Q1 1,807 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,029 5 3 1650.7
2009 Q3 4,926 2 1 406.0
2009 Q2 4,233 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,024 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,035 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,474 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,032 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,502 2 0 363.5
2007 Q4 5,140 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,494 2 0 308.0
2007 Q2 5,669 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 7,369 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,842 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,724 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,218 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,991 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,833 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 7,356 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7,745 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,470 1 0 223.7
2004 Q4 8,192 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,250 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,211 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,378 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,526 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,346 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,880 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,554 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,519 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,413 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,976 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,512 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,959 1 0 143.7
2001 Q3 6,928 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 10,053 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 6,016 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 9,690 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,612 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 9,552 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,586 2 1 303.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2012 · 1 incident

October 4, 2012 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Young's Sand & Gravel Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner incurred a hearing loss of 25db in right ear. Tested on 10-4-12

2011 · 1 incident

October 6, 2011 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Young's Sand & Gravel Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner incurred a hearing loss of Q5OLB in right ear. Industrial hearing testing on 10-6-11.

2010 · 1 incident

October 13, 2010 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Young's Sand & Gravel Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Minor incurred a hearing loss of 25 db in the left ear. Tested by Industrial Hearing on 10/13/2010.

2003 · 1 incident

January 31, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Young's Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS GRINDING WITH 4" DISC GRINDER. GRINDER CAUGHT AND KICKED BACK STRIKING EE ON TOP OF HIS RT. KNEE. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND REQUIRED STITCHES IN THE TOP OF HIS RT. KNEE.

2001 · 1 incident

June 2, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Young's Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

DOING HEAVY LIFTING, 2 HOURS LATER NOTICE A SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT HIP AND DOWN LEG AND STIFF LOWER BACK. WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF BACK STRAIN UNTIL 6-25-01. AFTER RETURNING A WEEK'S VACATION.

1999 · 1 incident

January 12, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Young's Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS PRYING A 2" THICK 200# PIECE OF STEEL WITH A PRY BAR WHEN STEEL SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT HAND RING FINGER. LEFT HAND RING FINGER FRACTURE AND OPEN WOUND.

1998 · 1 incident

September 12, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Young's Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING ROCK FROM THE GRATE WITH HAMMER. ROCK BROKE PIECE OF ROCK AND FLEW INTO LEFT EYE BRUISING EYE AND LID.

1996 · 1 incident

November 25, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Young's Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine

I WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF A FRONT-END LOADER. I THOUGHT I WAS ON THE LAST STEP, BUT WHEN I WENT TO STEP DOWN I WAS NOT. I FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON MY BACK.

1994 · 3 incidents

December 7, 1994 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Young's Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS BENDING OVER TO PERFORM SOME MAINTENANCE ON THE PLANT STRUCTURE AND TWISTED. THIS RESULTED IN A MUSCLE SPASM, WHICH PROGRESSIVELY BECAME MORE PAINFUL AS TIME PROGRESSED. (MUSCLE SPASMS WERE FIRST DIAGNOSED, BUT FURTHER TESTING IS BEING DONE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE DONE TO THE PREVIOUS BACK SURGERY HE HAD DONE IN THE FALL OF 1991.

September 13, 1994 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Young's Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS STEPPING OFF THE BACK TAILGATE OF A PICKUP TRUCK. HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND FELL DOWN. THIS WAS HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HIS ANKLE SWELLED UP AND HE WENT TO HIS DR. TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG W ITH IT.

January 29, 1994 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Young's Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS DELIVERING A LOAD OF MATERIAL TO A CUSTOMER. HE HAD UNLOADED & HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THE TRUCK & WAS WALKING ALONG THE SIDE OF IT, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICEY SURFACE. HE WENT DOWN ON THE GROUND WITH HIS LEGS TWISTING UNDER HIM. HE THEN CRAWLED TO THE TRUCK & ALERTED THE CUSTOMER. THE SQUAD WAS CALLED & TRANSPORTED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.

1993 · 1 incident

September 8, 1993 OH · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Young's Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HELPING WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF THE PLANT IN THE MORNING. IN MID-AFTERNOON, HE DEVELPED LOWER BACK PAIN AND AS THE PAIN PROGRESSED, HE BECAME UNABLE TO STAND. HE WAS THEN REMOVED TO THE HOSPITAL BY A MEDICAL SQUAD.

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 2 incidents

February 4, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Young's Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL DIAGNOSIS-CAME FROM A LONG PERIOD OF TYPING AND USING CALCULATOR.

1986 · 1 incident

September 12, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Young's Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

I WAS HAMMERING3A SPIKE RAIL WHEN IT FLEW UP INTO MY EYE. I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE E/R IN LOUDONVILLE. I SAW DR THERE & HE REFERRED ME TO OTHER DR.

1984 · 1 incident

April 27, 1984 OH · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Young's Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from ladders

I STEPPED BACK OFF OF THE BOTTOM STEP OF A STEP LADDER & MY LEFT FOOT BUMPED INTO A RUBBER TIRE THAT WAS STORED IN THE BASEMENT OF OUR OFFICE & IT CAUSED ME TO BACKWARDS ONTO & IT CAUSED ME FALL BACKWARDS ONTO THE BASEMENT FLOOR & LAND ON MY HANDS. I BROKE MY WRISTS.

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