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.
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.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2010-09-29, 15 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
12
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg5
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz5
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (12)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2010-09-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2010-09-29
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
Truck Driver
2010-09-29
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.23
Mechanic
2009-12-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.24
1.8
0.13
Washer Operator
2009-12-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-12-08
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
Mechanic
2004-07-28
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.3
0.72
0.42
Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-09-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2001-09-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2001-09-19
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.32
Backhoe Operator
2001-09-19
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-09-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Alvord Plant #1292 recorded 6.61 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010.
Injury rate, 2010
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
6.61
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.68 and the all-US-mining average was 3.20 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.58 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2010 *
6.61
0.00
0.000
2009 *
13.25
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2011
7
2010
13
2009
13
2008
11
2007
10
2006
10
2005
10
2004
11
2003
10
2002
10
2001
11
2000
12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Alvord Plant #1292 sits in Wise County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 4.7% 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.
Wise County, Texas · Population 72,359
4.7%
Mining share of county employment
$89,897
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
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
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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
0
0
0.0
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
0
0
0.0
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, 2010TX · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
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, 2009TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
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, 2009TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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
November 11, 2002TX · Metal/Non-Metalbackhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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, 1998TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS