Alpine Silica-Lamesa has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Alpine Silica-Lamesa.
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2022–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
31
citations
4
significant & substantial
$12,469
proposed penalties
$12,469
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2022
15
inspections on record
377
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: 377 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Alpine Silica-Lamesa has $12K 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
30 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-12.
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
25,269
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
23,861
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
24,870
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
26,240
5
0
190.5
2024 Q4
25,359
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
27,931
8
1
286.4
2024 Q2
26,747
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
27,627
12
2
434.4
Show 5 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
17,951
2
1
111.4
2023 Q3
38,246
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
47,232
1
0
21.2
2023 Q1
48,791
2
0
41.0
2022 Q4
27,886
1
0
35.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2025 · 1 incident
January 15, 2025TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The operator was starting a gas-powered air compressor by pulling the pull rope. On the third pull, the operator felt something pop or pull in their left shoulder. The doctor ordered the operator off work for 4 days and then EE can return to normal duties. EE was also advised to follow up with their primary care physician.
Alpine Silica, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Operator lost situational awareness while cleaning up under dry plant. Was caught between mini skid loader and conveyor tail pulley. Causing contusion to lower thorax.
12/7/23 Reported twisted right knee at Dry Plant while walking in 3" of sand. Medical examination diagnosis sprain, still in pain. 12/12/23 Requested MRI. 03/18/24 Received Diagnosis that surgery required to repair knee. Surgery TBD
Alpine Silica, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was attempting to roll a 4" dia x 8ft steel shaft onto the forks of a forklift. The forks were jammed against the bottom rail of the trailer carrying the metal shaft. When the forks were tilted back, they sprung upward catching the EE's thumb between the top rail of the trailer and the shaft, causing laceration. Required 5 sutures.
October 17, 2022TX · Metal/Non-Metalsteel worker, iron metal worker, iron workerMACHINERY
Unknown operator · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Lifting conveyor 8 with 2 cranes and when the top supports were cut loose the conveyor shifted and pinned the employee between the conveyor and a handrail behind them.
For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
The full compliance file on Alpine Silica-Lamesa
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and
docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF
with the underlying data as CSV.