Mining Incidents

Alvord Plant #1292 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Arcosa, Inc
Decatur, Wise County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103689

Alvord Plant #1292 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $515 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1998–2010
Latest incident
Aug 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
33
citations
9
significant & substantial
$4,993
proposed penalties
$4,478
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $515 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
31
inspections on record
417
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: 417 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Alvord Plant #1292 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $515 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
$4K
paid to date
$515
outstanding
33 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-06-09.
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
2011 Q2 4,543 1 0 220.1
2011 Q1 4,377 1 0 228.5
2010 Q4 6,228 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 8,355 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 8,423 1 0 118.7
2010 Q1 7,247 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 6,591 2 1 303.4
2009 Q3 8,284 0 0 0.0
Show 38 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q2 8,384 7 3 834.9
2009 Q1 6,936 4 0 576.7
2008 Q4 7,392 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 7,363 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,867 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 7,633 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 7,735 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 7,580 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,684 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,304 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,933 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,948 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,487 2 0 364.5
2006 Q1 7,189 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 6,483 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,581 1 0 152.0
2005 Q2 6,885 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 6,590 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,972 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 7,300 1 0 137.0
2004 Q2 6,900 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 7,108 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 8,015 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 7,695 1 0 130.0
2003 Q2 6,872 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,807 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,757 2 0 347.4
2002 Q3 6,305 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 6,253 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 6,831 3 2 439.2
2001 Q4 6,490 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 8,400 1 1 119.0
2001 Q2 7,879 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 7,371 3 1 407.0
2000 Q4 6,781 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,484 3 1 400.9
2000 Q2 7,318 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 9,701 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2010 · 1 incident

August 20, 2010 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Trinity Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee dropped water bottle in Cat D30 Haul unit air condition vent hole, while retrieving the bottle, employee injuried right ring finger tip when finger made contact with blower fan. While getting first aid treatment in the office, the employee fainted and broke his front tooth when he hit the desk.

2009 · 2 incidents

June 8, 2009 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Trinity Materials Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE ROLLING A HYDRAULIC HOSE. EMPOLYEE WAS TREATED BY AN M.D. AND RETURNED TO WORK ON RESTRICTED DUTY AND WILL FOLLOW UP WITH HIS DOCTOR IN TWO WEEKS.

March 1, 2009 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Trinity Materials Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee states he slipped and bumped his right knee, two years ago and bumped again in March, but did not report the incident either time, until 6-15-09.

2002 · 2 incidents

June 10, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Trinity Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A NUT ON A MIRROR HEAD FOR A TRUCK DOOR. THE NUT WAS VERY TIGHT AND WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE THE NUT CAME LOOSE (SUDDENLY) CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE CUT BY THE MIRROR BRACKET. RESULTING IN HAVING TO HAVE 6 STITCHES.

1998 · 1 incident

September 11, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Trinity Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE FIXING FLAT TIRE, FELT PAIN IN BACK. BACK STRAIN.

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The full compliance file on Alvord Plant #1292

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.