Mining Incidents

ACE Portable Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Paul T Ayres
Cleveland, Liberty County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3102302

ACE Portable Plant has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2017–2024
Latest incident
Jun 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
35
citations
10
significant & substantial
$5,019
proposed penalties
$5,019
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
29
inspections on record
376
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: 376 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

ACE Portable Plant has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
35 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-07.
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 1,763 1 0 567.2
2025 Q3 1,873 2 0 1067.8
2025 Q2 1,824 1 0 548.2
2025 Q1 1,161 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,553 1 0 643.9
2024 Q3 1,600 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,149 2 0 1740.6
2024 Q1 1,062 0 0 0.0
Show 31 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,514 1 0 284.6
2023 Q3 4,970 2 1 402.4
2023 Q2 3,942 1 1 253.7
2023 Q1 4,083 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,737 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,470 3 3 1214.6
2022 Q2 3,710 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,018 1 1 248.9
2021 Q4 2,988 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,754 5 0 1815.5
2021 Q2 3,288 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,729 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,566 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,593 2 1 771.3
2020 Q2 2,609 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,625 2 0 761.9
2019 Q4 2,534 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,559 1 0 390.8
2019 Q2 2,671 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,348 1 0 425.9
2018 Q4 2,106 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,980 2 0 1010.1
2018 Q2 2,138 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,432 2 2 822.4
2017 Q4 1,882 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,019 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,856 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3,232 2 0 618.8
2016 Q4 3,939 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,949 2 1 506.5
2016 Q2 2,602 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2024 · 1 incident

June 4, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ACE Industrial Sands LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE was shoveling out the bottom of a cup elevator when the blade of EE's shovel struck the side of the enclosure, with the impact sending a sharp pain up EE's left arm from the shovel.

2023 · 2 incidents

August 1, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ACE Industrial Sands LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While closing the door of end loader with left hand and bracing self with right hand on the door frame, employee closed the door on right hand causing crushing injury & fracture to end of right middle finger.

February 15, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ACE Industrial Sands LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Operator was attempting to replace drivebelts on a de-energized fan assembly for the dryer dust collection system. EE attempted to roll the belts onto the pulley when EE's left pinky became pinched between the belt and the pulley, severing the tip of that finger.

2021 · 1 incident

July 26, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ACE Industrial Sands LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was assisting with manual installation of v-belt onto drive motor pulley assembly when fingers were pinched between the belt being installed and the pulley surface. Employee was not aware of hand position relative to the belt being installed. Employee had hand in an exposed position. This resulted in a crushing type injury middle and index fingers.

2018 · 2 incidents

August 24, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ACE Industrial Sands LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting bags apart for use in the bagging machine and cut right thumb with the box cutter.

August 18, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
ACE Industrial Sands LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was standing in the warehouse when EE reached into the right pant pocket with right hand to grab the radio when EE had a low back spasm causing EE to go down to one knee.

2017 · 1 incident

March 10, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ACE Industrial Sands LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured left shoulder while using a breaker bar to remove bolts during plant disassembly around 2/22-26/2017. Initially thought shoulder was achy from exertion and did not report an injury until March 10, 2017 when diagnosed with rotator cuff tear in left shoulder.

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