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4 DG's: 249 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

DC Caliche LLC · Surface
Lockney, Floyd County, TX  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4103327

4 DG's has $283K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1986–2023
Latest incident
Dec 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
249
citations
90
significant & substantial
$283,165
proposed penalties
$282,294
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $871 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See DC Caliche LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
75
inspections on record
959
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 959 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
3
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2014-03-25.
On record since 2012.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

4 DG's has $283K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$283K
proposed penalties
$282K
current assessed
$282K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
241 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $14K in penalties contested before the Commission, $13K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
36.6%
significant & substantial
21.5%
high negligence or reckless
36.6%
reasonably likely or greater
60.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.7% low, 70.7% moderate, 21.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
10 citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
  • Settled 10 · 100%
75%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
6%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$14K proposed, $13K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2011-12-13.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
CENT 2012-224M Settlement Lesnick 2012 $14K → $13K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2023-09-07, 3 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
22
samples
14
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz13
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz5
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (22)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2023-09-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.46 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-09-07 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 10 0.02 Truck Driver
2023-09-07 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.22 10 0.02 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-10-23 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 2.22 10 0.22 Laborer, Bullgang
2012-10-23 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.57 10 0.06 Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-10-23 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.53 10 0.05 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-10-23 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.42 10 0.04 Cleanup Man
2011-10-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.56 10 0.06 Cleanup Man
2011-10-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.92 10 0.09 Cleanup Man
2011-10-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.32 10 0.03 Truck Driver
2011-10-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.35 10 0.04 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-09-22 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.8 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-09-22 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.53 Oiler, Greaser
2010-04-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.76 10 0.08 Utility Man
2010-04-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.29 10 0.13 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-04-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.61 10 0.06 Mechanic
2010-04-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.62 2.79 0.22 Utility Man
2002-04-03 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 Drill Operator, Rotary
2002-04-03 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 Truck Driver
2002-04-03 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.55 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-04-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-04-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

4 DG's recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2015.

Injury rate, 2015
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.26 and the all-US-mining average was 2.72 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.22 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2015 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2011 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2010 * 9.48 0.00 0.000
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2007 * 4.58 4.58 0.000
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Amarillo Road Company 1985 to 2014
  2. Galmors/G&G Steam Services, Inc 2014 to 2017
  3. Amarillo Road Company, L.P. 2017 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 24
2025 7
2024 5
2023 6
2022 4
2021 5
2020 6
2019 5
2018 5
2017 5
2016 12
2015 17
2014 11
2013 14
2012 13
2011 11
2010 8
2009 5
2008 12
2007 17
2006 14
2005 15
2004 17
2003 19
2002 12
2001 21
2000 21
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

4 DG's sits in Floyd County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Floyd County, Texas · Population 5,294
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$55,461
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 27,200 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 2,660 3 0 1127.8
2025 Q4 3,260 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,325 3 1 902.3
2025 Q2 890 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5,280 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,870 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,130 3 1 958.5
Show 90 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,910 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,585 5 1 1394.7
2023 Q2 3,130 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,870 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,662 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,635 4 0 2446.5
2022 Q2 1,960 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,960 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,630 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 682 1 0 1466.3
2021 Q2 2,662 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 631 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 660 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,730 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,350 1 1 425.5
2019 Q4 2,635 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,870 1 0 348.4
2019 Q2 2,870 1 0 348.4
2019 Q1 2,714 1 0 368.5
2018 Q4 2,870 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,506 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,714 2 1 736.9
2018 Q1 2,655 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,660 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,490 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3,511 1 0 284.8
2016 Q4 2,656 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,501 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 6,513 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 14,053 8 4 569.3
2015 Q3 12,712 5 2 393.3
2015 Q2 11,249 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 12,704 3 1 236.1
2014 Q2 4,837 3 2 620.2
2014 Q1 9,977 8 4 801.8
2013 Q4 9,875 17 8 1721.5
2013 Q3 9,558 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 9,288 18 8 1938.0
2013 Q1 9,020 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 9,715 26 17 2676.3
2012 Q3 8,283 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 9,324 10 3 1072.5
2012 Q1 8,587 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 7,917 8 3 1010.5
2011 Q3 8,292 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,716 10 3 1489.0
2011 Q1 5,907 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,968 7 1 1172.9
2010 Q3 4,575 2 0 437.2
2010 Q2 5,284 9 4 1703.3
2010 Q1 5,270 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,702 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,872 12 4 3099.2
2009 Q2 2,160 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,600 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,931 1 0 168.6
2008 Q3 7,676 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 9,546 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 8,562 13 1 1518.3
2007 Q4 10,833 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 15,331 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 10,103 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 7,369 1 1 135.7
2006 Q4 5,118 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 8,047 3 1 372.8
2006 Q2 7,635 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,080 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,700 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 8,061 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 9,273 15 4 1617.6
2005 Q1 8,523 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,616 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 8,547 2 1 234.0
2004 Q2 13,354 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 9,815 1 0 101.9
2003 Q4 8,570 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 11,116 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 11,445 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 9,930 5 2 503.5
2002 Q4 6,545 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 0 1 0
2002 Q2 11,672 4 0 342.7
2002 Q1 12,385 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 13,141 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 18,004 18 9 999.8
2001 Q2 15,214 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 8,814 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 14,978 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 17,200 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 10,442 3 1 287.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2023 · 2 incidents

December 16, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amarillo Road Company, L.P. · Fall onto or against objects

Very wet and muddy, had been raining previous two days. Employee was stepping off of flatbed service truck, slipped and landed on trailer hitting right side rib cage on trailer jack. resulted in a broken rib and deep contusion to EE's right side.

June 27, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Amarillo Road Company, L.P. · Accident type, without injuries

Equipment versus employee vehicle, no injury, damage to vehicle only. Daylight, no adverse weather conditions. Damage to driver's side door of employee's vehicle. Damage estimate of $3528. Equipment operator did not see emplyee's open door and caught door with edge of bucket.

2018 · 1 incident

October 26, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Amarillo Road Company, L.P. · Struck by falling object

Employee was cleaning beside crusher. A rock rolled over feeder edge and fell striking employee in shoulder. Do not know extent of injuries at this point. Update: Shoulder was bruised, no broken bones.

2010 · 1 incident

August 13, 2010 TX · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amarillo Road Company · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting vehicle and slipped and fell. Caught self on ground with right arm and broke right wrist.

2007 · 1 incident

July 16, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amarillo Road Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was changing bucket on skid loader. He had it lifted off the ground and it fell landing on his ankle.

2003 · 1 incident

January 18, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amarillo Road Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN DIRT EMBANKMENT, SLIPPED AND SLID DOWN WITH ANKLE GETTING CAUGHT UNDER HIM CAUSING ANKLE TO FRACTURE.

2000 · 2 incidents

June 21, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amarillo Road Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SET UP TRUCK SCALES AND GOT FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN 2 PIECES CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

February 10, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amarillo Road Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS CLEANING UP OVER SPILL ROCKS BELOW CONVEYOR BELT. PICKED UP ROCK & TURNED & FELT PULL IN LOWER BACK

1991 · 1 incident

April 29, 1991 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Amarillo Road Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WELDING ON 980 LOADER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

1990 · 3 incidents

October 17, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amarillo Road Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE MOVING 12" X 12" BLOCKS WHEN THE OTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED HIS END. HE TRIED TO CATCH THE BLOCK AND FELL HURTING BACK.

July 5, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amarillo Road Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS PULLING ROOTS OFF TAILGATE OF DUMP TRUCK & SHUT FINGERS IN GATE

March 23, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amarillo Road Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I.NAME WAS OPENING TAILGATE ON HIS TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON TAILBONE.

1989 · 2 incidents

August 11, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Amarillo Road Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

I.NAME PULLING ON CONVEYOR BELT,WHEN BELT CAUGHT ARM AND PULLED HIM IN CAUSING CONTUSIONS /BRUISES TO INSIDE OF ARM.

1988 · 1 incident

September 29, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner STRIKING OR BUMPING
Amarillo Road Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS MAKING INSPECTION OF CRUSHER & STRUCK HEAD O N STEEL BEAM.

1987 · 4 incidents

August 19, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amarillo Road Company · Struck by falling object

I,NAME WAS REPL5CING BOLTS ON THE ROLL CRUSHER WHEN THE LINER FELL CUTTING HIS FINGER.

June 15, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Amarillo Road Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I,NAME WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR TRAILER PACKING WHEEL BEARINGS, USING A HIGH PRESSURE GREASE GUN, WHEN HE PULLED THE TRIGGER CAUSING GREASE TO PENETRATE HIS LEFT HAND.

April 10, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Amarillo Road Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WORKING 5T CONVEYOR WHEN HE APPARENTLY PUT HIS HAND BETWEEN BELT AND SIDEBOARD.HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT AND HE CUT HIS WRIST.CUT WAS CLEANED AND BANDAGED BY A LOCAL DOCTOR AND HE RETURNED T O WORK. 3

March 7, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Amarillo Road Company · Fall from machine

I.NAME RIDING I3 BACK OF COMPANY PICK-UP WHEN HE APPARENTLY FELL OUT.I.NAME INJURED HIS LEFT HIP.

1986 · 2 incidents

March 26, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amarillo Road Company · Struck by falling object

A PIN 3/4INX6IN0ELL FROM TOP OF CRUSHER & HIT I.NAME ON HEAD

January 2, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amarillo Road Company · Struck by falling object

PORTABLE BIN UN3T MOVED WHILE CONVEYOR WAS BEING PLACED AND CONVEYOR FELL STRIKING INJURED EMPL.