Watson Gravel Inc operator
Controlled by
Ronald E Watson
MSHA operator ID: L01466
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 98
- Mines on record
- 10
- Years on record
- 1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
531
citations
100
significant & substantial
$105,626
proposed penalties
$89,043
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,583 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
294
inspections on record
5,314
inspection hours
10.0
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.531 citations across 5,314 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.$106K
proposed penalties
$89K
current assessed
$89K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
526 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 32 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 19 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 16 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 13 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 12 non-fatal
- OTHER 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2024
2
2023
1
2020
1
2018
1
2014
1
2013
1
2010
2
2009
1
2008
3
2007
1
2006
3
2005
3
2004
1
2002
4
2001
1
2000
1
1999
5
1998
6
1997
4
1996
2
1995
10
1994
8
1992
8
1991
3
1990
11
1989
4
1988
1
1987
2
1986
4
1983
2
Mines on record
- Watson Gravel Inc (Dry Fork Plant) OH
- Watson Gravel Inc (Ross Plant) OH
- Watson Gravel Inc (Harrison Plant) OH
- Watson Gravel Inc. (Middletown Plant) OH
- Morton Aggregate, LLC IN
- Watson Gravel Inc. (Edgewater Plant) OH
- Watson Gravel Inc (Kilby Plant) OH
- Petersburg Sand KY
- SPRING VALLEY NORTH-593 OH
- Watson Gravel Inc (River Plant) OH
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