Employee was working near an energized Soft Start Component. Started convulsing or having a seizure. Possible electrocution. Still unknown.
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company operator
Controlled by
W Scott McGeorge
MSHA operator ID: L03687
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
328
citations
55
significant & substantial
$75,373
proposed penalties
$62,944
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,429 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
159
inspections on record
4,724
inspection hours
6.9
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.328 citations across 4,724 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.$75K
proposed penalties
$63K
current assessed
$63K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
322 assessments are final orders; 18 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 17 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 29 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 18 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 6 non-fatal
- OTHER 5 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
4
2025
1
2023
4
2022
1
2021
1
2020
1
2019
2
2018
1
2017
1
2016
1
2014
4
2013
4 (1f)
2012
4
2011
1
2010
2
2008
1
2006
4
2005
1
2004
1
2003
1
2002
3
2001
2
2000
5
1999
4
1998
6
1997
4
1996
2
1995
2
1994
3
1993
4
1992
4
1989
1
1984
1 (1f)
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
November 18, 2013
KY · Metal/Non-Metal
belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor
Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Contact with electrical current
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Fall from headframe, derrick or tower
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO A MEASURE A DISCHARGE PIPE ON THE DREDGE HE WAS STANDING ON THE OPERATOR CONTROL TOWER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.
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