Mining Incidents

Welch Sand & Gravel Inc operator

MSHA operator ID: L01464
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
37
Mines on record
4
Years on record
1989–2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
183
citations
46
significant & substantial
$24,481
proposed penalties
$21,893
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,588 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
183
inspections on record
2,548
inspection hours
7.2
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.
183 citations across 2,548 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.
$24K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
182 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2024
1
2016
1
2011
2
2010
6
2009
3
2008
3
2005
1
2004
4
2003
1 (1f)
2001
1
2000
2
1999
4
1997
4
1996
2
1994
1
1989
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
September 29, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Welch Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by powered moving object

OPERATOR DID NOT SEE THE VICTIM ON FOOT BEHIND HIM WHILE BACKING DOWN RAMP LEADING TO FEED THE HOPPER. THERE WAS ONE VICTIM INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.

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