Butte Sand & Gravel operator
Controlled by
Darren Morehead
MSHA operator ID: L31360
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 22
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1987–2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
111
citations
18
significant & substantial
$16,428
proposed penalties
$16,277
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $151 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
69
inspections on record
859
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: 859 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.$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
110 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 8 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 4 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 4 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 3 non-fatal
- OTHER 2 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2012
1
1997
1
1995
1
1994
2
1993
3
1992
5
1991
1
1990
4
1989
1
1988
1
1987
2
Mines on record
- Morehead Pit CA
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