HE WAS ASSISTING IN APPLYING A CHAIN ON #117 CONVEYOR STACKER, WHEN A CHAIN ON A COME-A-LONG THAT WAS ASLREADY SECURED BROKE. A STRONG NORTHERLY WIND WAS BLOWING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. T HE CHAIN STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT EYE AND RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A SEVERE LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT CHEEK AND THE LOSS OF HIS RIGHT EYE.
Altair Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal
TXI Operations LP
· Surface
Controlled by
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Altair,
Colorado County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102971
Altair Sand & Gravel has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Altair Sand & Gravel.
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Sep 1983
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
30
citations
9
significant & substantial
$3,831
proposed penalties
$3,831
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
28
inspections on record
212
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: 212 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Altair Sand & Gravel has $4K 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.$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-07-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q1 | 1,282 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,819 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,495 | 2 | 0 | 801.6 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,802 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2,270 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,158 | 4 | 3 | 1853.6 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,546 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,932 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Show 29 earlier quarters Hide earlier quarters
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q1 | 2,752 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 824 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,556 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,158 | 1 | 0 | 463.4 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,035 | 3 | 1 | 1474.2 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,582 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,541 | 10 | 4 | 3935.5 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,425 | 3 | 0 | 1237.1 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,881 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,936 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,719 | 1 | 0 | 581.7 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,839 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,078 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,210 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 2,085 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,917 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,208 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,066 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,978 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,092 | 4 | 1 | 1912.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,938 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,833 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 2,571 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,648 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,245 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,755 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,846 | 1 | 0 | 541.7 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,932 | 1 | 0 | 517.6 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file1983 · 1 incident
September 20, 1983
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
OTHER
Texas Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
The full compliance file on Altair Sand & Gravel
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.