Employee was retrieving pry bar from storage area on the ground, when personnel above him lost control of new return roller they were changing out. The return roller fell, striking the employee on the ground. While the employee was wearing proper safety equipment at the time, the impact of the roller resulted in his death.
Twin State Sand & Gravel Company Inc operator
Controlled by
Seth Ames
MSHA operator ID: L02004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
195
citations
60
significant & substantial
$119,820
proposed penalties
$73,366
paid to date
61% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $46,454 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
68
inspections on record
1,160
inspection hours
16.8
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.195 citations across 1,160 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.$120K
proposed penalties
$105K
current assessed
$73K
paid to date
$31K
outstanding
188 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 1 fatality · 7 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 7 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 6 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 5 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
4
2024
1
2023
2
2022
1
2021
1
2020
1
2018
1
2016
1
2015
1
2014
1
2012
1
2011
1
2009
1
2008
1
2007
1 (1f)
2006
2
2005
2
2000
1
1994
1
1990
2
1989
1
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
October 1, 2007
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Twin State Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object
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