5 Womans Materials has $42K 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
11
Years on record
2012–2025
Latest incident
Feb 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
129
citations
30
significant & substantial
$41,707
proposed penalties
$41,707
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 788 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.
2
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2015-11-24.
On record since 2010.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
5 Womans Materials has $42K 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.
$42K
proposed penalties
$42K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
127 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-08.
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.
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.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 100%
100%
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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $5K 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 2012-07-31.
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.
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: 2024-09-17
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
25
samples
8
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg14
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz8
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (25)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2024-09-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Jackhammer Operator
2024-09-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2024-09-17
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.69
Cleanup Man
2019-06-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
Utility Man
2019-06-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2019-06-26
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.23
Utility Man
2016-06-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2016-06-28
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.2
10
0.02
Bobcat Operator
2016-06-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-06-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bobcat Operator
2012-10-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-10-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-10-24
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
10
0.01
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2011-11-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bobcat Operator
2011-11-03
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.3
10
0.03
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2011-11-03
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.27
10
0.03
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2010-07-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-07-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2010-07-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bobcat Operator
2009-06-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2009-06-16
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.23
10
0.02
Pelletizer Operator
2009-06-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2008-04-24
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.38
10
0.04
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2008-04-24
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.26
10
0.03
Bobcat Operator
2008-04-24
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
10
0.02
Laborer, Bullgang
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.
5 Womans Materials recorded 4.31 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ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.
4.31
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.17 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
2025 *
4.31
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
4.72
4.72
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
3.93
0.00
0.000
2018 *
18.17
0.00
0.000
2017 *
3.40
0.00
0.000
2016 *
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
50
2025
18
2024
13
2023
14
2022
10
2021
7
2020
17
2019
20
2018
22
2017
23
2016
24
2015
26
2014
22
2013
21
2012
19
2011
20
2010
16
2009
13
2008
14
2007
12
2006
7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
5 Womans Materials sits in Bell County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Bell County, Texas · Population 379,811
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$66,051
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
Mechanic was removing a head pulley from conveyor pushing it by hand off the end of frame work and into loader bucket. Mechanic's hand got caught between loader bucket and head pulley resulting in multiple broke bones in left hand. Loader was stationary the entire time.
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Miner smashed EE's left ring finger between two rocks at chopper station
2018 · 5 incidents
November 23, 2018TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Laborer was pushing rock on chopper and another laborer thought hand was clear and engaged chopper. Injured employee's finger was smashed between chopper blade and stone. EE was wearing gloves. Gloves did not have a cut on them, but smashed left thumb.
Worker was exiting pick up truck and footing slipped, causing worker to hurt back.
May 2, 2018TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was moving rock out of a pile by hand using gloves. Rock slid from above hand pinching right pointer finger.
February 26, 2018TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Laborer was palletizing rock and didn't move hand fast enough. Smashed left pointer finger between rock ee was holding and rock already on the pallet. EE was wearing gloves.
January 6, 2018TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Finger laceration on left hand while operating machinery.
2017 · 1 incident
March 27, 2017TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
A finger was smashed between the rock and the chopper table. One finger damaged on the left hand. No blood or swelling of the finger. It became reportable due to restrictions from the doctor to not lift more than 5 pounds.
2015 · 1 incident
August 3, 2015TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While working the hydraulic splitter the employees finger was smashed between the splitter table and a stone.
2012 · 1 incident
December 6, 2012TX · Metal/Non-Metalstone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON