Apache Stone Quarry LLC has $137K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
26
Years on record
2004–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
253
citations
66
significant & substantial
$136,767
proposed penalties
$134,699
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,068 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.
253 citations across 1,288 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
2
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2018-03-14.
On record since 2012.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Apache Stone Quarry LLC has $137K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 3 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.
$137K
proposed penalties
$136K
current assessed
$135K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
249 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $18K in penalties contested before the Commission, $17K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-07.
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.
When citations were contested
ⓘ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.
7citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
Settled
7 · 100%
67%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
6%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$18K proposed, $17K 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 2011-09-12.
Contested penalties
ⓘ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.
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: 2026-04-08
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
18
samples
7
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz6
Respirable dust, <.1mg6
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz5
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (18)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2026-04-08
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.67
10
0.07
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2026-04-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2024-01-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cutting Mach Helper
2024-01-10
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.23
Cutting Mach Operator
2021-11-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2021-11-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Forklift Operator
2021-11-09
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2014-04-10
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.15
Cutting Mach Operator
2014-04-10
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2010-05-11
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.19
10
0.02
Utility Man
2010-05-11
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.52
10
0.05
Utility Man
2010-05-11
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.34
10
0.03
Utility Man
2007-10-25
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.3
10
0.03
Bobcat Operator
2007-10-25
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.66
10
0.07
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2007-10-25
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
1.47
0.14
Laborer, Bullgang
2007-01-10
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.3
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2007-01-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2007-01-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer 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.
Apache Stone Quarry LLC recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.17 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024
1.25
1.25
0.000
2023
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021
3.92
3.92
0.000
2020
1.40
1.40
0.000
2019
1.45
1.45
0.000
2018
3.21
3.21
0.000
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
2026
59
2025
58
2024
60
2023
53
2022
55
2021
60
2020
56
2019
50
2018
46
2017
47
2016
46
2015
48
2014
43
2013
25
2012
23
2011
17
2010
14
2009
14
2008
14
2007
11
2006
15
2005
16
2004
16
2003
18
2002
20
2001
13
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Apache Stone Quarry LLC sits in Bell County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Bell County, Texas · Population 379,811
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$66,051
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
2026 Q2
40,124
5
0
124.6
2026 Q1
30,256
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
33,104
2
0
60.4
2025 Q3
38,952
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
35,943
1
0
27.8
2025 Q1
38,001
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
40,490
3
0
74.1
2024 Q3
43,026
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
40,039
9
5
224.8
2024 Q1
36,895
4
1
108.4
2023 Q4
31,025
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
38,161
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
32,943
1
0
30.4
2023 Q1
36,658
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
37,246
5
1
134.2
2022 Q3
38,376
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
39,713
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
36,556
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
28,359
4
0
141.0
2021 Q3
41,506
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
45,391
2
1
44.1
2021 Q1
37,915
2
0
52.7
2020 Q4
37,395
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
37,519
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
38,218
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
29,981
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
33,575
3
1
89.4
2019 Q3
37,661
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
34,831
4
0
114.8
2019 Q1
31,486
1
0
31.8
2018 Q4
32,025
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
40,675
1
0
24.6
2018 Q2
32,077
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
19,699
10
5
507.6
2017 Q4
26,899
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
32,148
6
0
186.6
2017 Q2
34,056
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
27,273
11
1
403.3
2016 Q4
26,003
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
33,088
5
1
151.1
2016 Q2
30,789
4
2
129.9
2016 Q1
27,719
9
2
324.7
2015 Q4
23,755
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
28,144
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
30,263
6
0
198.3
2015 Q1
24,729
3
0
121.3
2014 Q4
27,091
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
28,395
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
25,717
6
1
233.3
2014 Q1
18,439
3
0
162.7
2013 Q4
16,227
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
15,571
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
15,202
1
0
65.8
2013 Q1
13,174
4
2
303.6
2012 Q4
14,688
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
13,359
8
6
598.8
2012 Q2
13,795
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
12,075
6
2
496.9
2011 Q4
11,204
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
7,977
6
2
752.2
2011 Q2
7,920
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
7,720
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
8,400
7
1
833.3
2010 Q3
7,800
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
2,400
8
2
3333.3
2010 Q1
5,280
1
1
189.4
2009 Q4
1,440
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
5,390
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
5,940
5
1
841.8
2009 Q1
9,600
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
960
1
0
1041.7
2008 Q3
9,600
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
9,120
1
0
109.6
2008 Q1
3,040
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
880
1
1
1136.4
2007 Q3
4,780
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
5,460
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
1,080
6
0
5555.6
2006 Q4
5,460
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
5,820
1
0
171.8
2006 Q2
5,820
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
9,960
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
6,000
13
5
2166.7
2005 Q3
11,040
6
1
543.5
2005 Q2
7,200
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,238
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
5,280
10
1
1893.9
2004 Q3
3,960
5
1
1262.6
2004 Q2
2,240
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
640
12
5
18750.0
2003 Q4
13,200
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
12,804
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
8,200
29
7
3536.6
2003 Q1
1,920
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
12,480
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
240
3
2
12500.0
2002 Q2
1,760
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1,560
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
17,550
4
3
227.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
26 on file
2026 · 1 incident
January 12, 2026TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Employee was inspecting a Cobra water saw at the end of the day. EE was rotating the drive belt while listening for any obstructions or part failures and EE left EE's hand on the belt and it was pinched between the belt and the pully. This resulted in 5 stiches on the ring finger, it fractured on the tip and the tips fractured on the middle and pointer fingers as well.
2024 · 1 incident
June 7, 2024TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
Stone became stuck on roller table for the hydra splitter. The employee had the skid steer lift the rock from one edge. The skid steer lifted one edge and stopped moving. The employee then pushed on the rock causing it to fall on EE's wrist.
March 8, 2021TX · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee showed up late. Was not fully aware of environment. Employee reached to grab a rock off of conveyor as another was coming down onto conveyor and it smashed their finger.
When they were cooking lunch the hose on propane tank broke/came off & began spewing flames. EE went to turn off the gas flow to keep shop from catching fire & burned hand.
EE was working on the chopper that day, when EE smashed thumb. EE reported it and then went to a pharmacy. The pharmacist instructed EE to apply ice and EE would be fine. On 8/17 EE's thumb was still bothering EE and EE was instructed to go to the Dr where it was discovered EE had a fracture.
June 1, 2016TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Our mechanic was working in the shop on truck FL 104. EE was underneath changing the airbags when one of them popped and caused the truck to come down on thumb and flattening it. EE was taken to the Dr but was back to work the next day.
2015 · 3 incidents
June 23, 2015TX · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manMACHINERY
The employee was operating a skid steer and had brought the forks up into the air when they became loose and swung down fracturing his leg. The forks had not been locked, they were thought to be an automatic lock but was actually a manual lock.
June 6, 2015TX · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manMACHINERY
Worker was wrapping a pallet of stone in chicken wire and was backed into with a John Deere 624k wheel loader (back-end of loader, not wheels) and fell forward onto/next to the pallet he was working on causing an injury to his hip. Initially the injury was diagnosed as a fractured pelvis and lower back injury. Conditions were clear at the time with a temp. of approx.45 degrees.
2014 · 3 incidents
November 17, 2014TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moving stone that was cut to 2 1/4" thick by 2 feet by 4 feet with several in a row when one shifted and caught the very tip of his finger and fractured the middle finger on his right hand. The weather was clear and did not contribute. No machinery was in use - strictly a pinch between 2 stones
2011 · 2 incidents
September 7, 2011TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee suffered lower back strain/injury lifting stone at limestone quarry
April 1, 2011TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apache Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was working on Kenworth truck and told driver to start the truck up. As soon as he started the Kenworth it lunged backward knocking him over and rolling on top of his ankle. Vehicle would not pull forward until it had built enough pressure for brake to release.