Couch Aggregates, LLC operator
Controlled by
AFTA, LLC; Steve Shaw
MSHA operator ID: 0149675
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Mines on record
- 4
- Years on record
- 2018–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
176
citations
42
significant & substantial
$55,906
proposed penalties
$50,755
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,151 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
133
inspections on record
1,584
inspection hours
11.1
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.176 citations across 1,584 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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.$56K
proposed penalties
$51K
current assessed
$51K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
175 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 2 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
2
2022
1
2020
1
2018
1
Mines on record
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