Mining Incidents

Tri-County Sand & Gravel Inc operator

Controlled by Kyle R Wolinski
MSHA operator ID: L04874
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1989–2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
46
citations
7
significant & substantial
$14,766
proposed penalties
$11,336
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,430 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
49
inspections on record
647
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 647 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
45 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-11-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2002
1 (1f)
1992
1
1991
1
1990
1
1989
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
March 29, 2002 NE · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-County Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ONE EMPLOYEE INSIDE CAB OF TRUCK, ONE EMPLOYEE UNDER TRUCK TRYING TO TROUBLE-SHOOT PROBLEM WITH THE PTO CABLE. BED RAISED INADVERTENTLY AND VICTIM PLACED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE TRUCK BED AND FRA ME TO WATCH EMPLOYEE UNDER THE TRUCK BED. BED INADVERTENTLY LOWERED ON THE VICTIM. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL AND PASSED AWAY SEVERAL HOURS LATER.

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