Mining Incidents

Elmore Sand & Gravel, Inc operator

Controlled by Valerie Carnes
MSHA operator ID: L13253
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
27
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1994–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
387
citations
111
significant & substantial
$331,623
proposed penalties
$267,891
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $63,732 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
149
inspections on record
2,425
inspection hours
16.0
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.
387 citations across 2,425 inspection hours.
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.
$332K
proposed penalties
$268K
current assessed
$268K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
383 assessments are final orders; 26 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
2
2024
2
2021
1
2020
4
2018
2
2017
2
2016
5
2015
1
2014
2
2013
1
2003
1 (1f)
1995
1
1994
3

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
December 20, 2003 AL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Elmore Sand & Gravel, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRUCK DRIVER DID NOT PUT SAFETY BAR UP OR BLOCK OFF DUMP BODY FROM COMING DOWN ON HIM. HE THEN GOT UP ON TRUCK UNDERNEATH BODY WHERE HE HAD NO BUSINESS. BEING WHICH RESULTED IN HIS DEATH. HE WAS TOLD IF HE HAD PROBLEM WITH TRUCK CALL MECHANICS FIRST.

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