Avispa Canyon Quarry has $20K 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
3
Years on record
2025–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
106
citations
27
significant & substantial
$19,991
proposed penalties
$16,743
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,248 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
44
inspections on record
849
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: 849 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Avispa Canyon Quarry has $20K 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.
$20K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
103 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-18.
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
2025 Q4
18,108
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
15,660
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
15,722
7
2
445.2
2025 Q1
13,251
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
15,992
2
1
125.1
2024 Q3
17,152
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
16,448
3
1
182.4
2024 Q1
14,403
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
14,083
8
1
568.1
2023 Q3
12,910
2
0
154.9
2023 Q2
12,949
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
13,171
1
0
75.9
2022 Q4
10,913
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
9,697
1
0
103.1
2022 Q2
9,336
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
11,218
6
1
534.9
2021 Q4
10,994
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
10,421
1
0
96.0
2021 Q2
11,086
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
11,964
1
0
83.6
2020 Q4
11,578
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
11,396
4
2
351.0
2020 Q2
11,094
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
9,839
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
9,888
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
10,212
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
9,399
2
0
212.8
2019 Q1
10,688
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
10,558
2
0
189.4
2018 Q3
11,253
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
11,064
1
0
90.4
2018 Q1
10,634
4
1
376.2
2017 Q4
9,828
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
10,293
1
0
97.2
2017 Q2
10,560
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
10,070
3
0
297.9
2016 Q4
10,326
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
10,302
1
0
97.1
2016 Q2
7,980
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
7,561
2
0
264.5
2015 Q4
8,231
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
8,485
7
1
825.0
2015 Q2
8,725
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
8,742
6
1
686.3
2014 Q4
9,868
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
12,101
3
0
247.9
2014 Q2
14,610
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
15,371
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
17,332
3
2
173.1
2013 Q3
16,753
3
1
179.1
2013 Q2
17,703
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
14,961
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
15,839
4
2
252.5
2012 Q3
12,963
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
9,756
4
1
410.0
2012 Q1
6,944
2
1
288.0
2011 Q4
6,314
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
7,282
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
6,895
2
1
290.1
2011 Q1
7,612
3
0
394.1
2010 Q4
9,833
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
8,780
3
1
341.7
2010 Q2
8,552
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
7,219
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
7,952
6
5
754.5
2009 Q3
2,855
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2026 · 1 incident
February 18, 2026TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Jobe Materials LP · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Working on machine when their hand was caught in the machine.
2025 · 2 incidents
February 5, 2025TX · Metal/Non-Metalcrusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/workerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
January 29, 2025TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jobe Materials LP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Crushed finger while on a harness.
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