Knippa Plant has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987–2000
Latest incident
Jan 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
167
citations
49
significant & substantial
$44,815
proposed penalties
$37,140
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,675 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
87
inspections on record
906
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: 906 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Knippa Plant has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 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.
$45K
proposed penalties
$37K
current assessed
$37K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
159 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4
2,115
3
0
1418.4
2025 Q3
2,136
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
984
1
0
1016.3
2025 Q1
1,641
1
0
609.4
2024 Q4
1,287
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
2,227
5
2
2245.2
2024 Q2
2,802
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
2,214
2
0
903.3
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
1,560
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
2,462
4
0
1624.7
2023 Q2
2,384
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
2,157
7
3
3245.2
2022 Q4
1,358
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
2,428
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
2,713
2
0
737.2
2022 Q1
2,729
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
2,876
2
0
695.4
2021 Q3
2,377
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
2,231
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
2,439
1
0
410.0
2020 Q4
3,544
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
3,828
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
3,580
1
1
279.3
2020 Q1
3,647
3
0
822.6
2019 Q4
3,239
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
4,442
4
1
900.5
2019 Q2
4,176
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
4,227
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
3,919
4
1
1020.7
2018 Q3
3,301
4
1
1211.8
2018 Q2
3,569
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
3,580
1
0
279.3
2017 Q4
3,650
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
3,172
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
2,197
7
1
3186.2
2017 Q1
2,474
1
0
404.2
2016 Q4
2,774
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
3,038
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
3,006
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
3,138
6
1
1912.0
2015 Q4
3,591
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
2,844
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
2,292
1
1
436.3
2015 Q1
2,408
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
2,828
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
2,995
2
1
667.8
2014 Q2
2,381
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
2,256
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
3,026
5
2
1652.3
2013 Q3
2,928
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
2,040
1
1
490.2
2013 Q1
1,841
3
2
1629.5
2012 Q4
3,328
5
3
1502.4
2012 Q3
4,255
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
2,510
9
4
3585.7
2012 Q1
2,987
8
4
2678.3
2011 Q4
2,781
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
3,303
6
1
1816.5
2011 Q2
2,683
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
2,282
2
0
876.4
2010 Q4
2,621
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
1,793
1
0
557.7
2010 Q2
2,130
5
2
2347.4
2010 Q1
1,605
11
3
6853.6
2009 Q4
1,799
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
2,041
8
4
3919.6
2009 Q2
2,341
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
2,077
2
0
962.9
2008 Q4
2,844
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
3,055
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
2,657
5
1
1881.8
2008 Q1
3,546
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
3,214
2
0
622.3
2007 Q3
2,950
1
0
339.0
2007 Q2
3,307
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
3,039
3
0
987.2
2006 Q4
3,616
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
3,530
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
4,332
3
1
692.5
2006 Q1
4,071
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
3,539
6
2
1695.4
2005 Q3
4,674
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
4,060
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
3,860
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
4,126
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
4,892
1
0
204.4
2004 Q2
5,194
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
4,518
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
4,505
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
4,393
10
1
2276.3
2003 Q2
3,654
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
4,039
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
4,006
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,895
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
3,908
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
4,300
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
4,219
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
4,730
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
4,971
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
4,774
1
0
209.5
2000 Q4
4,279
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
4,487
1
0
222.9
2000 Q2
4,270
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
3,971
6
5
1511.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2000 · 1 incident
January 27, 2000TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
THE DRIVER OF THE LOADER IGNORED HIS SUPERVISOR'S WORK ORDERS AND EXCAVATED A HIGH EMBANKMENT. THIS RESULTED IN A "CAVE-IN" OF MATERIAL. THE LOOSENED MATERIAL WAS UNSTABLE AND FELL ON THE LOAD ER BUCKET. THE LOADER WAS JARRED WHEN THE MATERIAL FELL ON THE BUCKET.
1999 · 1 incident
July 12, 1999TX · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)MACHINERY
EE WAS IN THE SHOP AREA USING THE GRINDER ON THE SURFACE AREA OF A CHUTE FOR THE AGGREGATE PLANT. SMALL PARTICLES OF THE GRINDING MATERIAL LODGED IN THE EE'S RIGHT EYE. SAFETY GOGGLES WERE BEI NG USED.
1998 · 1 incident
December 1, 1998TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A WELD ON THE PLANT'S SCRUBER. EMPLOYEE STOPPED GRINDER TO SHIFT TO A BETTER WORKING POSITION. EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE WHEN SHIFTIN GHIS WEIGHT AND MADE CONTACT WITH HIS KNEE TO THE GRINDER. THE GRINDER HAD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ITS ROTATION. THIS RESULTED IN A SMALL ALCERATION TO THE KNEE.
1987 · 1 incident
December 22, 1987TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CHANGING PLANT SCREEN WHEN THE PERSON ON THE OTHER END LOST HIS HOLD & I.NAME TRIED TO HOLD ONTO IT & MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE SCREEN & PLANT FRAME
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