Mining Incidents

AMARILLO LAND FILL SITE: 8 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Hard Rock Crushing · Surface
Controlled by James R Howell Jr
Potter, Potter County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104141

AMARILLO LAND FILL SITE has $498 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2002–2003
Latest incident
Apr 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
8
citations
1
significant & substantial
$498
proposed penalties
$498
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
7
inspections on record
44
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: 44 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

AMARILLO LAND FILL SITE has $498 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.
$498
proposed penalties
$498
current assessed
$498
paid to date
$0
outstanding
8 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-06-26.
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.
12.5%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
12.5%
reasonably likely or greater
75.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Hard Rock Crushing 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2003 3
2002 3
2001 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

AMARILLO LAND FILL SITE sits in Potter County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Potter County, Texas · Population 116,634
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$50,448
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
2003 Q3 893 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,088 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 437 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,095 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,173 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 762 3 0 3937.0
2002 Q1 968 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,094 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2003 · 1 incident

April 24, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hard Rock Crushing · Fall down stairs

SLIPPED FROM STAIRWAY. HE FELL BACKWARD AND INJURED HIS WRIST, LEG AND BACK.

2002 · 2 incidents

August 5, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hard Rock Crushing · Fall onto or against objects

EE SLIPPED OFF LOADER LADDER & INJURED RIBS.

May 1, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hard Rock Crushing · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ANOTHER EE HIT INJURED IN THE HEAD WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER BY ACCIDENT.