Mining Incidents

Ahart Gravel and Sand operator

Controlled by Debbie F Ahart
MSHA operator ID: 0090505
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
43
citations
15
significant & substantial
$61,273
proposed penalties
$8,773
paid to date
14% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $52,500 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
51
inspections on record
884
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: 884 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$61K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
42 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2008
1 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
May 3, 2008 KY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management Fatality · MACHINERY
Ahart Gravel and Sand · Drowning

EE dug some holes in water, then the ground gave way and the excavator turner over onto side, trapping EE inside.

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