Mining Incidents

ACE Portable Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Paul T Ayres
Cleveland, Liberty County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3102302

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2017–2024
Latest incident
Jun 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
35
citations
10
significant & substantial
$5,019
proposed penalties
$4,868
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 1,763 1 0 567.2
2025 Q3 1,873 2 0 1067.8
2025 Q2 1,824 1 0 548.2
2025 Q1 1,161 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,553 1 0 643.9
2024 Q3 1,600 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,149 2 0 1740.6
2024 Q1 1,062 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2024 · 1 incident

June 4, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ACE Industrial Sands LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE was shoveling out the bottom of a cup elevator when the blade of EE's shovel struck the side of the enclosure, with the impact sending a sharp pain up EE's left arm from the shovel.

2023 · 2 incidents

August 1, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ACE Industrial Sands LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While closing the door of end loader with left hand and bracing self with right hand on the door frame, employee closed the door on right hand causing crushing injury & fracture to end of right middle finger.

February 15, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ACE Industrial Sands LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Operator was attempting to replace drivebelts on a de-energized fan assembly for the dryer dust collection system. EE attempted to roll the belts onto the pulley when EE's left pinky became pinched between the belt and the pulley, severing the tip of that finger.

2021 · 1 incident

July 26, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ACE Industrial Sands LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was assisting with manual installation of v-belt onto drive motor pulley assembly when fingers were pinched between the belt being installed and the pulley surface. Employee was not aware of hand position relative to the belt being installed. Employee had hand in an exposed position. This resulted in a crushing type injury middle and index fingers.

2018 · 2 incidents

August 24, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ACE Industrial Sands LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting bags apart for use in the bagging machine and cut right thumb with the box cutter.

August 18, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
ACE Industrial Sands LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was standing in the warehouse when EE reached into the right pant pocket with right hand to grab the radio when EE had a low back spasm causing EE to go down to one knee.

2017 · 1 incident

March 10, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ACE Industrial Sands LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured left shoulder while using a breaker bar to remove bolts during plant disassembly around 2/22-26/2017. Initially thought shoulder was achy from exertion and did not report an injury until March 10, 2017 when diagnosed with rotator cuff tear in left shoulder.