Mining Incidents

Palo Blanco Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Laredo, Webb County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4105044

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2016
Latest incident
Sep 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
45
citations
10
significant & substantial
$7,620
proposed penalties
$7,105
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
2020 Q2 1,410 2 0 1418.4
2020 Q1 2,168 1 0 461.3
2019 Q4 1,301 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,360 3 0 2205.9
2019 Q2 1,485 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,500 10 4 6666.7
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 1,800 2 0 1111.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2016 · 1 incident

September 29, 2016 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Circle T Services, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mine operator was operating dozer when ee went over a hump 18"-24" tall causing body momentum to shift forward and hit head on the inside of the windshield in cab. Upon questioning ee told supervisor that ee felt ok and was only "shaken up" at the moment.