Anderson Columbia Co., Inc./ Perez Pit: 127 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Anderson Columbia Co., Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Joseph H Anderson
Laredo,
Webb County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104348
Anderson Columbia Co., Inc./ Perez Pit has $95K in proposed MSHA penalties and $73K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
127
citations
45
significant & substantial
$95,341
proposed penalties
$14,114
paid to date
15% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $81,227 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
48
inspections on record
532
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 532 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Anderson Columbia Co., Inc./ Perez Pit has $95K in proposed MSHA penalties and $73K outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$95K
proposed penalties
$87K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$73K
outstanding
119 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $27K in penalties contested before the Commission, $19K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-04-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.37.8%
significant & substantial
52.1%
high negligence or reckless
37.8%
reasonably likely or greater
54.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.8% low, 47.1% moderate, 52.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
20
citations taken to the federal commission · 16% of citations on record
- Settled 20 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 9 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$27K proposed, $19K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2009-05-26.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENT 2009-461M | Settlement | Lesnick | 2009 | $27K → $19K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2015-04-15, 11 years ago
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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.17%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
10
samples
6
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz61 over
- Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Show the individual readings (10)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-05-29 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 3.71 | 0.86 | 4.31 | Bulldozer Operator |
| 2015-04-15 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.2 | 1.79 | 0.11 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2015-04-15 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Washer Operator | ||
| 2009-10-14 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2009-10-14 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2002-10-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Bulldozer Operator | ||
| 2002-10-09 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.12 | 0.74 | 0.16 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2002-05-29 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.32 | 1.13 | 0.28 | Supervisor, Co. Official |
| 2002-05-29 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.17 | 0.94 | 0.18 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2002-05-29 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.24 | 1.23 | 0.20 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
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.
Ownership history
- Brothers Materials LTD 2002 to 2015
- Anderson Columbia Co., Inc. 2015 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2006 | 32 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2002 | 8 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Anderson Columbia Co., Inc./ Perez Pit sits in Webb County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Webb County, Texas · Population 267,731
2.9%
Mining share of county employment
$62,506
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 930 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 3,379 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 3,076 | 1 | 0 | 325.1 |
| 2015 Q1 | 916 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 740 | 1 | 0 | 1351.4 |
| 2013 Q3 | 583 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q2 | 492 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 510 | 1 | 0 | 1960.8 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,225 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,270 | 8 | 3 | 6299.2 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,228 | 2 | 1 | 1628.7 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,126 | 9 | 0 | 7992.9 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,317 | 11 | 4 | 8352.3 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,925 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 2,006 | 8 | 2 | 3988.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,978 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,448 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,725 | 2 | 0 | 1159.4 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3,287 | 15 | 10 | 4563.4 |
| 2009 Q3 | 3,072 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,638 | 7 | 2 | 2653.5 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,774 | 20 | 9 | 7209.8 |
| 2008 Q4 | 3,012 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,347 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,520 | 17 | 3 | 11184.2 |
| 2006 Q1 | 4,493 | 7 | 4 | 1558.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 3,492 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 4,729 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 4,367 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 3,358 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 3,777 | 2 | 0 | 529.5 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,449 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 4,197 | 1 | 0 | 238.3 |
| 2004 Q1 | 3,201 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 3,275 | 4 | 3 | 1221.4 |
| 2003 Q3 | 4,165 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 3,013 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,873 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 4,233 | 2 | 1 | 472.5 |
| 2002 Q3 | 4,488 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 4,230 | 8 | 3 | 1891.3 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.