Ellinger Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Miner did not follow protocol. Therefore causing the death of the same.
Ruben Salinas Sr controller
MSHA controller ID: 0133161
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
205
citations
61
significant & substantial
$128,777
proposed penalties
$106,329
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $22,448 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
52
inspections on record
999
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 999 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
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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.$129K
proposed penalties
$120K
current assessed
$106K
paid to date
$14K
outstanding
186 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality
Incident timeline
2025
1 (1f)
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
1 recordedFor insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
The full compliance file on Ruben Salinas Sr
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.