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BALCONES CLAY PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Dean Word Company · Surface

Controlled by Timothy Dean Word III; Suzanne Word; Forrest Word; Bryan Word

Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX  ·  Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4103039

BALCONES CLAY PIT has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities

0

Total incidents

2

Years on record

2009–2012

Latest incident

Feb 2012

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

25

citations

7

significant & substantial

$3,208

proposed penalties

$3,208

paid to date

100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

33

inspections on record

248

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: 248 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

BALCONES CLAY PIT has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.

$3K

proposed penalties

$3K

current assessed

$3K

paid to date

$0

outstanding

25 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2011-12-15.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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
2012 Q1	1,484	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	1,662	2	1	1203.4
2011 Q3	1,409	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	1,879	1	0	532.2
2011 Q1	1,263	1	0	791.8
2010 Q4	1,018	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	1,587	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	2,020	4	1	1980.2

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2010 Q1	1,032	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	877	2	0	2280.5
2009 Q3	2,153	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	2,007	3	2	1494.8
2009 Q1	1,610	0	0	0.0
2008 Q4	2,399	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	957	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	784	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	857	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	1,616	2	0	1237.6
2007 Q3	1,433	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	1,602	1	0	624.2
2007 Q1	1,304	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	1,865	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	1,163	1	0	859.8
2006 Q2	1,154	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	1,304	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	1,099	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	1,287	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	1,485	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	1,098	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	860	2	2	2325.6
2004 Q3	1,126	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	1,417	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	1,567	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	1,290	1	0	775.2
2003 Q3	1,030	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	988	1	1	1012.1
2003 Q1	1,061	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	974	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	978	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	1,048	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	978	1	0	1022.5
2001 Q4	1,356	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	1,101	2	0	1816.5
2001 Q2	1,422	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	2,118	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	2,107	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	2,186	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	2,058	1	0	485.9
2000 Q1	1,292	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2012 · 1 incident

February 21, 2012 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Dean Word Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

The injured employee was operating a Caterpillar scraper. He just dumped his load and turned the machine around when the drivers side tire exploded. The employee suffered first degree burns to his arms and neck.

2009 · 1 incident

February 27, 2009 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Dean Word Company · Struck by flying object

Employee was using a pick to remove clay that built up between the grinding teeth of a milling machine. When the pick accidentally struck one of the teeth on the machine, a sliver of metal hit the employee on the chin. Over the next 5 days the area began to fester until he was taken to the doctor for observation.

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