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Howell Sand Pits Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by James R Howell Jr
Amarillo, Tx., Randall County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4102862

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2002–2013
Latest incident
Jul 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
190
citations
45
significant & substantial
$74,040
proposed penalties
$57,346
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 1,733 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,703 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,975 3 0 1519.0
2025 Q1 1,950 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,875 1 0 533.3
2024 Q3 1,791 2 0 1116.7
2024 Q2 1,707 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,954 7 0 3582.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2013 · 1 incident

July 5, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Howell Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Brace holding up bed of 12 yard dump truck was knocked loose while repairing a leak in the hose supplying oil under pressure to the lift cylinder. The mechanic endeavored to get out but his right forearm was caught between the truck bed and the frame rail.

2008 · 1 incident

July 10, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Howell Sand Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE was driving Cat 980B loader at top of stockpile. Skid loader died & rolled backward to sudden stop. He hit back of his head, got out of loader by himself but was dazed. Job foreman had him air lifted to Lubbock 602 Indiana Ave. Saw doctor and was released same day.

2002 · 1 incident

November 7, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howell Sand Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

CLIMBING DOWN BACKWARD FROM LOADER, HE SLIPPED ON WHEEL CHOCK AND FELL, TWISTING KNEE. HE HAD MISPLACED THE CHOCK HE TRIPPED OVER.