Donning fall protection equipment, the miner entered the top of a primary feed hopper without the knowledge of management and contrary to mine safety procedures to remove a large rock. While trying to break up the rock, raw material that remained on the sides of the hopper sloughed off engulfing the miner.
R .E. Janes Gravel Company operator
Controlled by
Brian T Etchison; Ralph E Janes IV
MSHA operator ID: L01255
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
231
citations
32
significant & substantial
$70,375
proposed penalties
$61,429
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,946 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
212
inspections on record
3,578
inspection hours
6.5
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.231 citations across 3,578 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.$70K
proposed penalties
$61K
current assessed
$61K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
229 assessments are final orders; 18 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-10-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 1 fatality · 33 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 34 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 19 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 11 non-fatal
- OTHER 10 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 7 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2024
5
2023
6
2022
5
2021
6 (1f)
2020
3
2019
4
2018
1
2017
2
2015
2
2014
1
2011
3
2010
4
2009
1
2008
2
2007
1
2006
2
2005
2
2003
1
2001
1
2000
1
1999
6
1998
3
1997
1
1996
3
1995
4
1994
4
1993
2
1992
5
1991
9
1990
8
1989
9
1988
4
1987
4
1986
2
1984
1
1983
1
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
June 7, 2021
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
dry screening plant operator, screen house operator
Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R .E. Janes Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
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