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Alkusari Quarry: 75 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Tom Alkusari
Lueders, Shackelford County, TX  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4103740

Alkusari Quarry has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $13K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2007
Latest incident
Nov 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
75
citations
22
significant & substantial
$16,661
proposed penalties
$3,886
paid to date
23% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,775 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Alkusari Texas Limestone Corp's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
33
inspections on record
299
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: 299 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Alkusari Quarry has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $13K 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$13K
outstanding
73 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $6K in penalties contested before the Commission, $6K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-01-27.
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.
30.1%
significant & substantial
19.2%
high negligence or reckless
30.1%
reasonably likely or greater
41.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 6.8% low, 74.0% moderate, 19.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
  • Stood as issued 1 · 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
$6K proposed, $6K 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 2011-01-03.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
CENT 2011-323M Default Lesnick 2012 $6K → $6K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. American Limestone Company 1992 to 1993
  2. Lueders Limestone 1993 to 1997
  3. Alkusari Texas Limestone Corp 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 2
2020 1
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 1
2014 2
2013 2
2012 1
2011 1
2010 1
2009 2
2008 2
2007 1
2006 2
2005 2
2004 1
2003 2
2002 3
2001 2
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Alkusari Quarry sits in Shackelford County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 11.5% 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.
Shackelford County, Texas · Population 3,169
11.5%
Mining share of county employment
$64,659
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 314 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 100 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 120 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 288 15 6 52083.3
2020 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 400 1 0 2500.0
2019 Q3 988 0 0 0.0
Show 73 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 720 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 720 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 960 3 3 3125.0
2017 Q4 790 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 840 2 0 2381.0
2017 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 600 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 680 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 740 2 1 2702.7
2016 Q2 700 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 300 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 240 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 180 1 0 5555.6
2014 Q4 1,080 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 980 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 960 1 0 1041.7
2014 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 480 3 0 6250.0
2012 Q4 120 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 120 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 216 3 0 13888.9
2012 Q1 360 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 320 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 800 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 480 8 2 16666.7
2009 Q2 540 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 640 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 640 3 0 4687.5
2008 Q3 620 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 640 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 460 13 2 28260.9
2007 Q4 240 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 240 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 768 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 325 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 640 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 630 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 720 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 455 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 420 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 200 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 200 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 220 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 40 1 0 25000.0
2002 Q1 700 10 6 14285.7
2001 Q4 120 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 80 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 200 4 1 20000.0
2000 Q4 400 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 200 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 200 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 200 3 1 15000.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2007 · 1 incident

November 1, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alkusari Texas Limestone Corp · Struck by falling object

The employee was taking the belly plates off of the 963C Cat trackloader when one of the plates fell on his right index finger and broke the finger.

2006 · 1 incident

December 6, 2006 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Alkusari Texas Limestone Corp · Struck against a moving object

The employee was trying to pull up a block of stone and the bucket slipped out from under the ledge of stone. And jarred the track loader and the employee complained of lower back pain.

2002 · 1 incident

May 6, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alkusari Texas Limestone Corp · Struck against stationary object

THE EE SLIPPED OFF OF WET SAW TABLE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS SELF HIS HAND HUNG ON A BOLT HEAD ON THE SAW TABLE AND MADE A SMALL HOLE IN THE BACK OF THE PALM OF HIS HAND.

2001 · 1 incident

February 3, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Alkusari Texas Limestone Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED BETWEEN TABLE AND HANDLE ON TABLE OF ROCK SAW. HURT L. KNEE.

2000 · 1 incident

December 1, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alkusari Texas Limestone Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOADING STONE ONTO CHOPPER TABLE. MASHED L HAND BETWEEN STONE AND ROLLER TABLE.