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Azalea Quarry: 6 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Cold Spring Granite Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Patrick Alexander; Michael O'Connor
Llano,
Llano County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103652
Azalea Quarry has $828 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 1992
- Latest incident
- Jul 1992
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
6
citations
2
significant & substantial
$828
proposed penalties
$828
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
13
inspections on record
95
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: 95 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
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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.1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2017-08-23.
On record since 2017.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Azalea Quarry has $828 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.$828
proposed penalties
$828
current assessed
$828
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-08-23.
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.40.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
40.0%
reasonably likely or greater
20.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.0% low, 80.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2013-05-21, 13 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.2
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (2)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-21 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2013-05-21 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
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
- Cold Spring Granite Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Azalea Quarry sits in Llano County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.Llano County, Texas · Population 22,011
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$65,636
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q1 | 3,301 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 4,199 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,343 | 4 | 2 | 1196.5 |
| 2013 Q4 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,468 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,903 | 1 | 0 | 525.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q3 | 1,002 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,129 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 540 | 1 | 0 | 1851.9 |
| 2009 Q2 | 830 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 5,819 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,455 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q2 | 3,229 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,262 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 380 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 482 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 765 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 629 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,420 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,775 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 675 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,098 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,201 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,511 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q2 | 602 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.