Mining Incidents

Austin Aggregates 973 Plant Metal/Non-Metal

APAC Texas, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Austin, Travis County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104124

Austin Aggregates 973 Plant has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Jul 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
80
citations
9
significant & substantial
$9,963
proposed penalties
$8,577
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,386 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
36
inspections on record
455
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: 455 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Austin Aggregates 973 Plant has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
79 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-11-06.
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
2013 Q1 1,383 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,986 2 2 669.8
2012 Q3 11,517 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 13,715 6 1 437.5
2012 Q1 12,092 4 1 330.8
2011 Q4 10,082 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 11,337 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 12,374 2 0 161.6
Show 45 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q1 10,540 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 15,800 2 0 126.6
2010 Q3 16,161 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 17,825 7 0 392.7
2010 Q1 17,245 3 1 174.0
2009 Q4 20,788 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 24,820 4 0 161.2
2009 Q2 24,880 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 24,465 4 1 163.5
2008 Q4 34,161 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 36,847 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 35,704 3 0 84.0
2008 Q1 32,946 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 34,560 2 0 57.9
2007 Q3 35,882 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 33,983 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 31,139 7 1 224.8
2006 Q4 24,077 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 27,651 3 0 108.5
2006 Q2 29,959 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 26,043 2 0 76.8
2005 Q4 24,566 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 24,141 3 0 124.3
2005 Q2 21,867 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 20,494 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 19,939 6 0 300.9
2004 Q3 27,684 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 20,843 1 0 48.0
2004 Q1 20,873 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 21,646 4 0 184.8
2003 Q3 20,545 2 0 97.3
2003 Q2 19,867 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 16,614 2 0 120.4
2002 Q4 16,294 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 17,222 3 0 174.2
2002 Q2 15,173 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 15,195 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 15,472 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 18,226 3 0 164.6
2001 Q2 17,362 5 2 288.0
2001 Q1 16,127 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 11,216 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,276 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,516 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,896 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2011 · 1 incident

July 14, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
APAC Texas, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

While welding on a chute the miner leaned up against a tail pulley guard to steady himself to strike an arc. When he put all his weight onto his forearm he was punctured with a sharp rock that was on the guard. the cut required three stitches.

2006 · 1 incident

May 8, 2006 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shumaker Enterprises Inc. · Fall from ladders

EE was on 8ft ladder with a hammer trying to dis- loge sand on a 12" pipe & fell to ground lost balance.

2005 · 1 incident

2002 · 2 incidents

June 4, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shumaker Enterprises Inc. · Struck by flying object

WAS CHIPPING OUT A PULLEY OUT OF BULLDOZER TRACK. A PIECE METAL BROKE AND FLEW AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM.

March 29, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shumaker Enterprises Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED OFF MACHINE AND LANDED ON SOFT SPOT AND HER RIGHT KNEE POPPED. HAS SPRAINED LIGAMENT OF KNEE.

2001 · 2 incidents

August 15, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shumaker Enterprises Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS TO GUIDE SOME IRON BEAMS WHEN BEING PICKED UP BY THE LOADER, AND HE PULLED AT IT, LIFTING IT, PULLING MUSCLE ON LEFT LEG & LOWER BACK.

March 3, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Shumaker Enterprises Inc. · Fall from machine

EE WAS CLEARING OFF CONVEYOR THAT WAS DE-ENERGIZED AND LOCKED OUT WHEN THE CONVEYOR ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL ON THE BELT BRUISINGHIS HIP.

2000 · 1 incident

October 26, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shumaker Enterprises Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPING OFF DOZER & TWISTED LEFT KNEE & ANKLE CRACKED IT BETWEEN KNEE & ANKLE

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