Mining Incidents

SEWARD SAND & GRAVEL INC. operator

Controlled by Justin Sokolowski
MSHA operator ID: L06164
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1984–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
231
citations
27
significant & substantial
$35,102
proposed penalties
$27,548
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,554 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
225
inspections on record
2,133
inspection hours
10.8
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 2,133 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.
$35K
proposed penalties
$35K
current assessed
$28K
paid to date
$8K
outstanding
214 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2023
1
2011
1
1984
4 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
October 9, 1984 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Seward Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

FRONT-END LOADER OPERATOR GOT IN TO BUCKET WHILE LOADER WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE HIGHWALL.

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