A track hoe was loading a haul unit with gravel to take to wash plant and the dam on a slush pond broke and covered up both the tack hoe and the haul unit with the workers in them.
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc operator
Controlled by
Heyward C Green
MSHA operator ID: L01591
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
324
citations
96
significant & substantial
$363,077
proposed penalties
$325,742
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $37,335 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
146
inspections on record
2,752
inspection hours
11.8
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.324 citations across 2,752 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.$363K
proposed penalties
$326K
current assessed
$326K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
321 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- INUNDATION 2 fatalities
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 25 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 17 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 14 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 7 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 5 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2019
1
2018
2
2016
4 (2f)
2015
2
2014
5
2013
1
2012
2
2011
2
2010
1
2009
1
2008
2
2007
1
2005
1
2004
1
2003
1
2001
2
2000
3
1999
4
1998
2
1997
10
1995
3
1994
8
1992
3
1991
1
1989
1
1988
1
1987
2
1986
7
1985
2
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
June 3, 2016
MS · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · INUNDATION
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
A haul unit was being loaded by a track hoe and a slush pond dam broke and the slush came down on top of them burying them.
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